Let Not The Light Of Freedom Be Extinguished! ■can home EWSPAPER Serving in Ohio and Nationwide, over 200,000 American-Slovenians Vol.98 - No. 1 1 (USPS 024100) AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, MARCH 14, 1996 ISSN Number 0164-68X 6 FAX 216-261-1054 Meeting Slovenian Women’s Union Branch 50 of Euclid, Ohio will hold a meeting celebrating St. Patrick’s and St. Joseph’s Day,, on Wednesday, Marph 20 at the Euclid Public Library on E. 222 St. at 1 p.m. As usual, wear green. Josephines are most welcome as there will be a surprise for them. —Ann Terček Poticas for Sale 100 WORDS MORE OR LESS by John Mercina AW THGRG BG A POt OF GOLD At TUG GND OF YOUR RAINBOW AND AW YOU BG A “SLOVGNIANTRjSff FORONG DAyi A Hfippy sr.PArRicX’8 w to all thg WD0R& THOSE THAT: ANE IRISH-SLOVENIANS AND THOSE T2WARE WANNABEES! The Progressive Slovene Women of America Circle 1 are at it again. With the Easter holiday on the horizon, we are taking orders for raisin and nut, plain nut and plain raisin poticas to grace your Easter dessert table. Limited quantities will be made; so order early to avoid disappointment. Call our Dorothy Silc at 481-6071 no later than March 20th. Pickup will be on Wednesday, March 27 at the Slovenian Workmen’s Home on Waterloo Rd. We take this opportunity to thank you for your loyal support thru all these bake sales as they have enabled us to serve the less fortunate and organizations worthy of our endeavors. Vida Zak Secretary Every man should have a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends. —Vince Gostilna Friendship is like money, easier made than kept. —Samuel Butler Drivers Test Answers The following are actual answers as they appeared on California driving exams taken during “Saturday Traffic School” for moving-violation offenders: Q. 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They add to the slight of memory of the valiant and faithful fighters for a better, democratic Slovenia. Their massacre by the Partisans left me a sole survivor and speaker for about 150 young men assassinated in the prime of their lives. Mr. Rucigay calls for facts tot hearsay. He is absolutely right. Let me emphasize that I am trading in facts, not peddl-*ng glorious fictions. In a special way I am offering facts concealed or thwarted by enemies of Domobranci. I describe the facts and their authors. I am offering them to critical minds, not to washed-°ut brains. I consider that any uture dialogue may only in-volve the interpretation of the 0 fered facts never the facts themselves. * don’t want to press my “Pinion of anybody, “■betimes, however, one is ound to give an opinion against general misinterpreta-tl0n' I apologize for such P°ssible lapses. My English Language One of the basis of my credibility is certainly my early knowledge of the English language. w 1° Slovenia, at the time of ar, English-speaking was an xceptional rarity. Never-e ess, I had acquired a good knowledge of the language listerC *n tll*S Way’ * coulc* — ostensibly and u WjS,Urbed during the entire w thin my own unit of Whi uard or Domobranci to Lo p n,s reports in th< ^8hsh version. Such versio thos mucb m°re reliable thi or s vernacular Sloveni. nearlyrbe°J0atian' TheV we junk Tt, mpt of Propagam com n They kept me and n woTny updated on t snn, SltUation and served I L? Up my English to bot Com S uUre en°ugh it wou - e bandy after the Nt lifp63.- Eventually it saved r lionet™™ 3 Partisan exec J° 'Hustrate, by the wa m quality, the ways ai tim nS °f BBC stance at t v e towards the nati one°slavs U wi" help to c °* tbe most famo cerfans sPread by it, i.e., bj us 3111 Mr‘ bfarrison. He tc tioir’* 3 matter °f “conso Don’t worry abo NazHCrCn °f hostagcs by 1 ,s- Remember that t th3SS’ fbe more often it is ci “ quicker it grows!” Sun “conso'ation” of sor ch slogans gave me the r n that Yugoslavs were bei a,ued by the British and d * ,Nazis alike - as exp, e material. Slovenia rc supposed to be liable act against their own human interests. The two contenders were joined later by the communist partisans. The communists would even find the people to populate Slovenia should all Slovenians perish by Nazi reprisals. Mongols, if necessary. A fateful string of facts As an introduction let me detail the string of facts that form the root of the Slovenian tragedy. It is a fact that at the end of August, 1941 Stalin made a pact with Hitler. It is a fact that at the following reception in Moscow Stalin drank to the health of “molodec” Hitler. It is a fact that after the conclusion of the Stalin-Hitler pact, a Soceity of ‘‘Friends of the Soviet Union” was organized in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is a fact that after invasion of Yugoslavia by the Nazis an “Anti-imperialist front” was formed out of this society, with communists leading. It followed the precepts of the Stalin-Hitler pact; its target being the British Empire at that time standing alone against the Nazi conquest. It is a fact that after the invasion of the Soviet Union by Hitler this Nazi-friendly Antiimperialist front converted immediately to a rapid anti-Nazi “Liberation” front. It is a fact that, orchestrated by the communists, this front, hiding behind its name, immediately set forth an undeclared communist revolution. It is a fact that this undeclared revolution began with unlimited terror against Slovenians, not against occupying forces. With their wholesale murders they pursued the cleaning of Slovenia of the Slovenians, not Fascists or Nazi ideological adversaries. It is a fact that Slovenian people suffered for more than nine months without help, this bloody terror from their own Slovenian partisans. It is a fact that this totally unexpected direction of partisan terror sent Slovenian people into a quandary. Between the two totalitarianisms they chose the temporary, iesser evil. They rebelled against the permanent, greater one. The Village Guards — Bela garda — White Guard Thus the Village Guards — Bela garda was formed. For any outsider with an open mind who really desires to thoroughly apprise the development of facts, it is essential to grasp fully the key to the same. It was Slovenian reality at that time. With this key in hand the student will be able to value in an accurate way the pretended “freedom fight, resistance to Nazism and collaboration.” The situation contained the gist of the future role of Partisans, White Guard and Domobranci in spreading of — or fighting against Slovenian wartime revolution. An unbiased observer must by all means have a complete picture of the situation in Slovenia at this crucial and fateful turn of events before pronouncing his appraisal. In the spring of 1942 Slovenian partisans established a free republic in the valley of Dobrepolje, the territory between Ljubljana and Kočevje. They followed strictly their revolutionary mandate. They murdered village notables (e.g. Franc Babič, Štefan Mustar) and set upon a pillaging spree. The occupyng Italian forces kept to their fortified positions near the railway. One such position was situated around a minor shrine of St. Anton’s. Many families sought protection behind those fortified lines. To assert their presence Italians kept the villages in the valley under random yet constant artillery fire. They caused wanton destruction of homes, loss of livestock and produce in the barns by direct hits or by causing fires. (To Be Continued) Lavrisha on WKTX Paul Lavrisha can now be heard on WKTX Radio AM 830 on your dial. He will broadcast on Sundays from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. His program will be called “Slovenia.” Paul can be reached at (216) 391-7225. His address is Lavrisha Construction, 6507 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH 44103. Lavrisha was formerly with WMIH AM 1260. WKTX Radio serves Cortland, Warren, Youngstown, Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Northeast Ohio and Western Pa. Apprentices Compete in Cleveland Roger Sustar of Fredon Corporation in Mentor, Ohio, announces the National Tooling and Machining Association, Cleveland Chapter is hosting the 1996 N.T.M.A. National Apprenticeship Competition in Cleveland, Ohio. The two day contest is scheduled for May 2 and 3. 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So see your American-Standard dealer about the Freedom 90, and give your neighborhood meter reader something to wonder about. , | | AMERICAN \ \ \ \ I JFH■ STANDARD \ \ \ 1 j / / / Built To A Higher Standard GORJANC 944-9444 30170 Lakeland Blvd. HEATING A Name For All Seasons' Wickliffe, Oh. 44092 AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, MARCH 14, 1996 AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, MARCH 14. 1996 Marija (Mici) Pecharich turns 90 (Continued from page 1) husband, Martin, was at a camp in Italy, where he lived with other Slovenians who had fled the country during the war. He worked there and sent food, clothing and money back to his family. Although their father wasn’t in Drasice with them, he was still helping them as best he could under the circumstances. Finally, in 1949, with the help of his brother Joe Pecharich (hence the “new” name), he was able to immigrate to America and live with Joe in Colorado. Once settled, he began his quest to get his family to the United States to live with him and start a new life together here. With his brother’s help, he filled out the endless stream of immigration paperwork necessary for bringing his family over. He eventually moved to Chicago where he got a job in a foundry and then brought a home in anticipation of his family joining him soon. Just as his dream of his family joining him in America was about to come true, the Communists imprisoned Mici and their oldest son, Martin. The Communists were out to arrest anyone who didn’t sympathize with their party, and despite not having committed a single crime, Mici and Martin were sent to prison for 14 months, respectively. After eight months in prison at Kočevski reki, Martin successfully escaped and found refuge in Italy. Shortly after Martin’s escape, Paul dodged the Communists and made his way to Italy in 1951. Both wanted to join their father in Colorado. However, the U.S. immigration quota was at capacity, and their only viable alternative was to immigrate to Canada. At this point, Mici was still in prison; her husband Martin was in Colorado; and the two oldest sons were in Canada. This left the remaining five children alone on the farm. They had to tend for the land and animals and themselves despite the oldest being only in his teens. They worked hard to survive while waiting for their mother to be released from prison. Soon after Mici was releas-' ed, she and her husband, Martin, began the long process once again of preparing the paperwork necessary to leave Slovenia with their final destination being America. After several years of filling out forms and obtaining all the documents needed to immigrate, their dream came true in May, 1954, when they arrived in New York on the ship, the Constitution. Mici arrived with Maria, Milan, Peter and Martina in Chicago, where she met her husband, Martin, after 12 long and difficult years of separation. Their son Joe remained in Slovenia because he had been drafted into the Yugoslavian army and would not be allow- ed to leave until he had completed his two years of service. When his duty to serve was over, he escaped from Communist Yugoslavia over the border into France. Finally, in 1958, Joe was reunited with his family in Chicago. Sons Martin and Paul came from Canada to see Joe and the family. The Christmas of 1958 was one to be remembered, for this was the First time in 16 years that the entire family — mother, father and seven children — were finally together. Life in Chicago was a world apart from life on the farm in Drasice. They all had to learn a new language and adapt to a new culture. The older children — Joe, Maria and Milan — all found jobs to contribute to the needs of the family. The two younger children — Peter and Martina — were enrolled in the local school. Mici had plenty to do to adjust to a new life in a new country w hi lie taking care of her family and her household. Yet, she also wanted to help her family financially. So she found employment at International Harvester, where she worked at night so she could care for the family during the day. After 11 years, Mici retired in 1965, and her husband joined her in retirement six years later in 1971. Now with time on their hands, Mici and Martin spent their leisure time gardening and playing “balinca” in their backyard. They saw their sons and daughters marry, one after the other, and this was the beginning of the Pecharich Family Dynasty. Mici and Martin continued to help each of the seven children financially with the purchases of their first homes. They were also always happy and eager to care for their grandchildren whenever necessary. Whatever Mici and Martin could do to make their children’s lives easier, they did. Life was wonderful. Then in 1974, tragedy struck Mici and the family. Her husband, Martin, was diagnosed with cancer and died on October 10, 1974. Mici found herself alone again, but hau S large family to support and care for her during this time of sorrow. Mici spent much of her free time sewing not only for herself but for all her grandchildren as well. When she wasn’t busy at her Singer sewing machine, she was perfecting her now famous apple and cheese strudels. On Sundays she’d cook up a feast and invite everyone over for a scrumptious dinner. Her children and their spouses were always happy to see her, but it was the grandchildren who had the most wonderful time with their “Staramama.” She always remembers all her “vnucki’s” birthdays with beautiful cards and great generosity. She is very proud of her grandchildren, and in her eyes, they can do no wrong. Her generosity doesn’t end with her family. Mici is a strong supporter of missions around the world, and her generosity towards a young man in Africa enabled him to become a priest. Of course, she hasn’t forgotten her homeland and regularly sends donations to her parish in Metlika. On February 3, 1990, another tragedy saddened Mici’s life when her youngest and beloved daughter Martina unexpectedly passed away. There was no greater loss in her life than the loss of her young daughter. It was through her strong faith and with the support of her family that she was able to withstand a loss that no mother should ever have to endure. With time and God’s help, her sorrow slowly began to heal. Two years later, Mici received an invitation that she could not refuse. This wonderful invitation was a request by her daughter Maria and son-in-law Stanley for her to come live with them. Realizing a good thing when she saw it, Mici moved in immediately. She is happy to be so loved and well taken care of, and feels as if she is on a permanent vacation. Mici constantly has visitors and is never lonely. Her children visit her regularly and so do her 28 grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. Mici is known by all Slovenians in the Chicagoland area, and not a Slovenian event goes by without her support and attendance. Even though her dancing days may be over, she still gladly attends Slovenian Day, koline and other Slovenian folk events. She believes in the importance of keeping the Slovenian heritage alive. Mici Pecharish is a role model for anyone who’s been fortunate to have met her. Her strength, courage and compassion are unrivaled. She brings joy to her family evcery day c f the year. As the Matriarch of the Pecharich Family, Mici has sown her seeds of love all over the world. On March 9, Mici marked her 90th year. She is truly a woman of the 90s! r Al Koporc, Jr. Piano Technician (216) 481-1104 Drug and Alcohol Income Over 80,000 drug and alcohol addicts get Supplemental Security Income, and according to a new federal study, about the only ways they'll ever get off the charity is to die or go to jail. Only 1 percent of these people ever get a job or recover, the study says. “CONTINUE OUR GOOD GOVERNMENT TRADITION’ JIM STRUNA: FOR LAKE COUNTY COMMISSIONER ■ Balanced six straight city of Mentor budgets with no tax increase. »Strengthened police and tire protection. ■ Developed first rate recreation, parks and senior programs. ■ Rebuilt Mentor's tax base with clean, progressive industries. ■ Helped shape a generation as a Lakeland Community College Professor. i Worked to start Lake County's first recycling program. i PRIORITIES: fiscal responsibility, public safety, well-planned human services, environmentally sound business and jobs, and quality education. PLEASE VOTE MARCH 19™ IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY JIM STRUNA: TO KEEP LAKE COUNTY STRONG! Paid for by Struna For Commissioner Committee, George Maler Treasurer. 5848 Donwood Dr, Mentor. Ohio 44060. ye mi an Fe wi Bu Gc Percentage of dogs who are overweight, 44%. .JSm : mmmmmm*-. wmmm | I m For Over 21 Years Our Goal tat the aw BU Go Bu Co Os pre Wa: wir Yo Po to | I Gri a * reo ciai ma S dio Rin was witl sele Woi TN T Pre at tl loca ding Post Hoi atte shal inch W Perl, com Part Gra, shot futu Tl effo, agaii tiom Hall celel Pian Reel day, H< same ng Sharing in California’s Grammy Music Pageant by TONY PETKOVŠEK For the second consecutive year we attended the Grammy music awards in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California, February 27 and 28, along with DJ/musician Denny Bucar and drummer John Gerl. Four runner-up representative polka musicians were there for the polka category award including Eddie Blazonczyk of Chicago; Lenny omulka of Massachusetts; ubba Hernandez (Brave Combo) of Texas; and Walter °stanek (winner of the Previous three) of Canada. It was quite surprising that the winner, Jimmy Sturr of New p0rk- for his “I Love to 0 ka* Was not in attendance 'o accept the coveted award. B was Sturr’s seventh rammy and rightfully so for class” job featuring a big recording band of 15 musi-■ans plus vocalists rendering y Polish style selections. Slovenian button accor- lonist Lynn Marie Hrovat mk of Nashville, Tennessee, as among those performing 1 Sturr in two original flections. By the way, she is Z** with the Country television network. ke exciting Grammy ^review party in Santa Monica ■ 1 ® Aviation Museum (same ^ cation as Tom Cruise’s wed-*ri8 reception) as well as the HoS[ej>asty at the Biltmore af. C, *n LA were very well sha,n ed By the movers and jn I e,rs the music business ncluding polkas. Perh°Uldnt 't be nice if c°uld^S 3n a**"star Polka band Part' 3ppear at °ne of these C m55 0r better still, at the big should show itself? This future! bC 3 8031 for the efforts ofwe>ian'Style polka again t, ^a ter Ostanek will tional p^ec°8nized by the Na-Hafi fV'eve,and-Style Polka Ce'ebrati 3,116 at 3 big benefit nian s °n m Eucl'd at Slove-Recher A,ety Home- 20713 day, May ^enUe’ on Wednes’ same"^1^ *ast year about the = dine r ™c’ there was a stan- jammed°7he0nLynr0^d WhiCh a'bum of ?.Hhall\ °stanek’s cons;,, „ Happiness is...” rousic *«f • 3 variety of Polka .tions Jnends” in 18 selec- attend th°I- 3re expected to "d the big bash. ipg e way Walter is plann-Sloven" Vi‘Siting ,taly and With la on 3 Kollander tour Of MaS: ^ay 8-20. At the end returnay ^'S select band will » for a l° Lurope and Austria I Pean nPCCial taping on Euro-I WhiietW°rk television. lePdeH C i!" California we at-C|Uk .a '8 Polka dance at the Rubin Clr° ‘n the Riverside-iThi d0ux area on March 2. for a ‘Sco dub lent itself well f iOstan d3nce featuring Walter I di0n- and second accor- Pice rank Rote. It was 1 and M??8 SOme of the Zeitz I ^'akar musicians who are all well known for their fine polka music on the West Coast. Also saw DJ A1 Prop-per and Leonard Wojtowicz; plus, through the course of the week, promoters Ken Larson and Tom Morgan. More dance promotions are planned at Club Metro on April 6 with Gary Seibert and Johnny Krische and America’s Polka King and first (polka) Grammy winner, Frank Yankovic, on May 18. Sounds like the start of something big in the Riverside area each month. The Polka hotline number for more information is (310) 281-7881. By the way, the Yankovic dance will be a benefit promotion to put a star for Frankie Yankovic on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame. Bernie Entires is the promoter of these events at 3045 Tuna Canyon Road, Topanga, CA 90290. Nice going! Tickets for the Grammy show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles were $250, $350, $650, and $900. Tickets are available only to members or their guests. Annual membership for music related individuals (NARAS, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc., in Santa Monica), is $65. **************** DID YOU KNOW Slovenia... Yellow Internet - Slovenia is now active for worldwide information including the World Wide Web system. The Supercomputer Center of the Jožef Štefan Institute in Ljubljana has been the leader since 1993 in this venture. The Slovenian net (ARNES) is already providing some 700,000 documents per month at the present time. Among the first Slovenian fimvto take advantage of this activity is Jasico, which deals in wines Slovenia is also among the first participants in the Internet 1996 World Exposition. Janez Štefanec of the Yellow Internet -Slovenia reported in SLOVENEC. A devotion of nine First Fridays in honor of the Pope’s visit to Slovenia in May has been organized. The first Friday will be in March. In Carinthia, the first attempts have been made to prepare bilingual text books. This bilateral project, involving Austrian-Slov6nian school books is being started by the Mohorjeva Družba in Celovec. Slovenian writer. Flori an Lipuš, recently received the Carinthian Cultural Award for Literature. At the same time. Poet Jani Oswald was given the Promotional Prize for Literature in Carinthia. Congratulations gentlemen! The diocesan newspaper, Družina, issued a special supplement, “Papež med nami” (The Pope Among Us) in its latest issue. The section devotes its pages to preparations for the Pope’s visit. Included was Auxiliary Bishop Alojz Urban’s special message for the faithful. This year’s plans call for at least 35 miles of new auto roads. There are officially 18,666 refugees now living in Slovenia. Of these, 6,043 are living in refugee centers. Olympic torch (Continued from page 1) as class president for four years and has been a member of student council. While receiving honors in volleyball, basketball and softball, she also founded her school's Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) chapter and is involved in her community's local Habitat for Humanity organization. Snyder credits her academic and . athletic successes to hard work and family values. "I set goals for myself and make sure I achieve them. I never accept failure," she said. "I also owe a great deal to my family who has supported me and made sure I always did my best." The future looks bright for the youngest member of the Snyder family. She's preparing to head off to college in the fall and intends to be at Case Western Reserve or John Carroll in Cleveland, Ohio State University in Columbusor Boston's Harvard University. "Regardless of which school I attend, I see myself working in a hospital as a doctor in the next century," she said. "It will be challenging and I know I'll have to work hard at it, but I feel good about myself when I'm challenged." As encouragment for those who don't do volunteer in their cities, Snyder offered, "There are always people who need your help, and many times they won't come to you. It's rewarding to get involved and make a difference in the lives of others." As community hero, Melissa has done just that. Melissa Snyder is the daughter of former Willoughby residents Edward E. and Henrietta Snyder, now of Leetonia. She has three older siblings, Anthony, Michele and Andrea. Melissa's grandparents were the late Frank and Margaret Snyder of Onnalinda, Pa. (Cambria County) — in the heart of Pennsylvania's Slovenian country. Zgonc signs up for 5 Charity Golf PITTSBURGH — The vir- > tuoso of the button box, Bob ^ Zgonc, is the first button box player to volunteer to perform for the SNPJ charity golf tournament on Monday, June 17, at Deer Run Golf Club in the North Hills. Just think, SNPJ members and friends have the chance to assist in the building of a new pediatric clinic to serve the seriously ill children of Slovenia. The present clinic in the capital city was built 50 years ago and is too small. It also lacks the necessary equipment for the most urgent needs of the sick children. P lease call 1-800-445-2693; or write: SNPJ 247 West Allegheny Rd., Imperial, PA 15126-9774. T The Haverfield Fund Home Bank’s High Yielding Money Market Account ■ Totally Liquid ■ No Penalties ■ FDIC Insured ■ MAC® ATM Accessible For information call 348-5650* EQUAL HOUSING LENDER HOME BANK Cleveland s hometown bank. APY (Annual Percentage Yield) as of March 5,1996, on balances of $2,500; rate subject to change without notice. Interest is compounded monthly. Monthly administrative fee of $6 will affect APY. A minimum of $2,500 is required to open and earn APY. 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I hoped that there would be more Slovenians in the area with the same interest. After a few published advertisements and personal contacts last August, I got an initial group of 8-10 Slovenians and friends together for our first barbecue and organizational meeting. We made it our goal to each bring at least one other Slovenian to our next meeting. Since that time we have held two more events. We are all surprised by the rapidly growing size of the congregation which now stands near 30. I am also pleased to say that the entire group is as excited about our efforts and achievements as I am. The group is comprised of Slovenian/Americans as well as Slovenes visiting New England for business, social, and educational purposes. Our informal organization hopes to build business and social networks among New England Slovenians. Our group includes many ages. You will find a diverse unit that includes educators, engineers, business owners, graduate students, medical professionals, and even those with the pleasure of being able to retire, among others. However, above all, we join in the desire to keep Slovenian traditions and culture alive in the region. Anyone interested in becoming a part of our growing cluster in New England please contact Jim Giannetto (Jager) at 508-541-4682. Rep. Ed Jerse with his wife, Shannon, and children Teddy and Mairin. • Appointed to Replace Judge Ron Šuster • Endorsed by The Democratic Party, • The Plain Dealer, Euclid Mayor Paul Oyaski, Richmond Heights Mayor Dan Ursu, Auditor Tim McCormack, and Frank Chukayne • American Home Newspaper • Sun Newspapers • 14th District — Euclid, South Euclid, Richmond Heights, Mayfield Heights, and Lyndhurst Paid for by Friends of Ed Jerse, Robert W. Monroe, Treas., 19670 Edgecliff, Euclid, Ohio 44119. Keep a fellow Slovenian in the Ohio General Assembly State Representative ED JERSE What’s Cooking The Western Reserve Historical Society is planning an exhibition called “What’s Cooking, Cleveland?” as one of our Bicentennial exhibitions. The exhibition opens on August 23, 1996, and is supported by the Cleveland Bicentennial Commission and Finast. The exhibition will focus on different foods prepared at home and in restaurants throughout Cleveland’s history. We are currently collecting recipes from people who live in the Western Reserve Region, to be included in the exhibition. The recipes will be printed in a notebook that will be in the exhibition, and credited to the donor. The recipes will not be used in a cookbook for sale. We are making a plea for recipes. Any recipe is acceptable, but we are particularly interested in recipes that have been handed down in families through generations. If there is a story behind the recipes, we’d like to know about it. 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Club 5) bonus does not apply. 199b Fifth Third Bank. Member Fifth Third Securities, Inc. is not a bank. Investments made through Fifth Third Securities, Inc. are: SOT INSURED ^j, FDIC or any other government agency, arc not endorsed or guaranteed by Fifth Third Bank and are subject to invest''11- ^ including the possible loss of principal. Fifth Third Securities, Inc., a member of NASD and SIIXI, is a full-service b>° J subsidiary of Fifth Third Batik. Accounts are carried with BHC Securities, a member of NYSE and SIPC. ‘Carmina Burana’ slated for Public Television St. Joseph KSKJ Lodge votes on Possible Sale of Picnic Grounds The famous cantana production of “Carmina Burana,” composed by Carl Orff in 1936 and performed worldwide since, will be aired for the northeast Ohio television viewing audience on WVIZ-TV25 on June 9 at 2 p.m. WCLV/95.5 FM radio will provide a simulcast transmission of the performance. Considered as the masterpiece composition that propelled Carl Orff from a regional composer to worldwide recognition, “Carmina Burana” is a cantana musical based on 25 poems found in the Bavarian Benediktbeuern Monastery in the 1800s. This version of “Carmina Burana” was performed in May 1994 in the central concert hall in the capital city of elovec (ie., Klagenfurt) pro-vmce of Carinthia, Austria. What was so special about t is concert is it marked the irst major cantana performed y the Slovenian minority W °has lived in Carinthia for 0ver 1,250 years), now under Moving Memory Of the Third Anniversary Of Our Beloved Mother, Grandmother and Sister Josephine A. Godic ^Jear^T *9’ 1993) smile bnght eyeS’ a tender guil*8 beart t*lat ^new no DZ!^ in God that alt Her r‘8ht’ bright l° ma^e some other bnew>r SUMer‘n8 one she °ry"f semle °« of love she’d N°^l%^.hu,oS "We"done■ Revlycm'SSe^ children: ' Frank & Roger Godic — Sons C'areptS!mrgSh,«rs Christiana and M'chelie Simmons -Grandchildren And Relatives CAKST-NAGY Memorials 15425 Waterloo Rd. 481-2237 Serving the gn Community.’ Sloveni Austrian rule. The combined Slovenian singing choruses of “Peca,” and “Danica,” and local Slovenian voice/instrument schools provide the 150 plus voices while the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra (Ljubljana, S'ovenia) and the Studio Percussion (from Graz, Austria) contribute to the musical background. All of this is under the efforts of Mr. Mirko Bogotaj, Slovenian section, ORF (Austrian national broadcast system). Mr. Robert Olive, manager, WVIZ-25, Mr. Robert Conrad, president and broadcast manager, WCLV -95.5FM, and the St. Clair/East 60 Society National Bank/Key Corp. bank branch, Stane Kuhar, branch manager, will be the exclusive one-time presenters of Carmina Burana in Ohio. It will be considered a part of the on-going Bicentennial anniversary celebration of the city of Cleveland. This event will serve as a highlight of American-Slovenian culture and heritage in northeast Ohio. St. Mary and St. Vitus parishes (both Slovenian nationality parishes in Cleveland) and Society Bank are sponsors of the simulcast. Additional information will be forthcoming. When small men cast long shadows the sun is going down. —Venita Cravens A special meeting of St. Joseph Lodge No. 169 KSKJ will be held on Wednesday, May 1 at 7 p.m. in the Collin-wood Slovenian Home on Holmes Ave. to determine whether or not to sell the picnic grove in Willoughby Hills, Ohio. President Eugene Kogovšek has received an offer from a construction contractor who is interested in purchasing the property. Since this bid is for a substantial amount, it is important for the members to vote on this delicate matter. The lodge is currently soliciting other bids on the property. The deadline for submitting bids is Friday, April 19, at 12 noon local time. The lodge farm committee will review all bids at a special meeting held prior to the May 1 meeting. This committee has the right to accept or reject any or all bids received. All members are asked to be present at this important meeting to cast your vote. The lodge will be bound by the decision rendered at the meeting. Slovenian Spiritual Mission St. Mary’s Parish (Holmes Ave., Collin wood) will sponsor a Slovenian Spiritual Mission conducted by P. Lojze Bratina, former Provincial of the Society of Jesus. It will be held from Tuesday, March 26 to Sunday, March 31. P. Bratina will speak at daily Mass at 7:45 a.m. and conduct services each evening at 7 p.m. Theme of the Mission is “The Joy of Christian Life.” Father Kumse, pastor, asks that readers invite Slovenian speaking friends and relatives from other parishes to participate in this opportunity for spiritual enrichment. A disease known is half cured. —Thomas Fuller PROGRESSIVE SLOVENE WOMEN OF AMERICA proudly announce the Fourth Edition of Treasured Slovenian and International Recipes! Name_____________________________________________ Address City State/Zip_______ Number Ordered ($15.00 -1- $3. S/H each book) Make checks payable to "PSWA Cookbook." Mail to: PSWA Cookbook 15335 Waterloo Rd. Cleveland, Oil 44110 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM 1560 on Your A.M. Dial on WATJ Your Host Mario Kaucic American and International Selections Saturdays at Noon ... 1560 WATJ • Box 776 • Chardon, Ohio 44024 (216) 286-1560 • 1-800-946-1560 Fax (216) 286-2727 BRICKMAN & SONS FUNERAL HOME 21900 Euclid Ave. 481-5277 Between Chardon & K. 222nd St. — F.uclid, Ohio Meeting The Slovenian National Art Guild will meet on Monday, March 18 at 7 p.m. in the Slovenian Society Home, 20713 Recher Ave., Euclid, Ohio. Dr. Nick Hadzima invites everyone to participate in creating a traditional Eastern European Easter egg. Please bring one or two raw eggs to decorate. Krofe Sale St. Vitus Altar Society will hold a krofe sale on Saturday, March 23 at the usual time, 8 a.m. in the Social Room of St. Vitus Auditorium. Homemade noodles will also be available. In Memory Mildred and John Tumbry of Cleveland, donated $10.00 to the Ameriška Domovina in memory of their daughter, Joanne Doerfer. $100 Gift A big Thank You to the New York Slovenski Group who donated $100.00 to the Ameriška Domovina in appreciation for publicity published. The club sponsors annual ski trips to Windham, New York and Colorado. — Thank you very much for your very generous donation! 432-1114 Ann’s Dressmaking and Alterations Tues.-Sat.: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Same Day Service) Weddings, Special Occas 'ns 6027 St. Clair Ave., Cleve. Events Friday, March 22 Ribniški Oktet concert, Slovenian Workmen’s Home, Waterloo Rd., Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Admission $8.00. Sponsored by Slovenian Choruses of Cleveland. Contact Bob Klancher for further information (216) 289-1227. Sat., March 30 Spring Polka Party Dance at Slovenian National Home, 6417 St. Clair featuring Joe Toreskie and the Casuals and Lake Erie Button Box Ensemble, and a surprise group. Tickets $6 available at SNH office 361-5115, Polka Hall of Fame 261-3263, or at the door. Doors open 6, dance at 7. Food and drinks available. Secured parking behind hall. Sunday, March 31 Holmes Ave. Pensioners Club Dinner-Dance at the Col-linwood Slovenian Home, 15810 Holmes Ave. Music by Dan Peters Orchestra. Donation $12. For tickets call 943-3784 or 531-2088. Sunday, March 31 St. Vitus Mother’s Club Annual Palm Sunday Dinner featuring roast pork, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, applesauce and cake. Tickets $9 for adults, $4.50 for children. For tickets call 431-1470 or 431-5290. Saturday, April 13 Jadran Singing Society Spring Concert Dinner-Dance, Slovenian Workmen’s Home. Dinner 5-6:30; Program 7 p.m.; Dancing following. Tickets call 481-3187. Sunday, April 21 St. Clair Pensioners Annual Chicken & Pork Dinner at St. Clair Slovenian National Home, 6417 St. Clair Ave. Serving 1 p.m. Social until 5. For tickets call Stan 391-9761 or Ed at 486-0818. Wednesday, May 1 St. Joseph Lodge No. 169 KSKJ special meeting to vote on possible sale of lodge picnic grounds. Meeting at Slovenian Home on Holmes Ave., Cleveland, 7 p.m. Sunday, May 5 Slovenian American National Art Guild Annual Artists and Crafts Show & Sale at Slovenian Society Home, Recher Ave., Euclid, from 11-5 p.m. Sunday, June 9 St. Mary’s Slovenian School picnic at Slovenska Pristava in • Harpersfield, OH. Mass at noon, followed by dinner and dancing. ' "Out (Family (Has (Been Here to Serve You Since 1903” — Serving Slovenian Families for 90 Years. — Grdina-Faulhaber Funeral Home 17010 Lakeshore Blvd. Cleveland. Ohio 44110 531-6300 For tanker mlomsuoe rail Don inatlwim—feaeral Director Preplanned Funeral Arrangements Available __________* Fectlities Available Throupnout Northeast Ohio • AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, MARCH 14, 1996 AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA. MARCH 14, 1996 Journey Through French Art And History MOiit Saint Michel (N/ S)—Americans who return frequently to France are drawn by history and rich art treasures such as Normandy’s Mont-Saint-Michel which welcomes more than 1,400,000 visitors annually. Cites and Cities of France unfold great art from Roman forums to Renaissance chateaux, soaring Gothic cathedrals, prehistoric caves or pilgrimage Vezelay as well as the fortified ports of Antibes, Saint-Maid, and the island sanctuary of Mont-Saint-Michel. France boasts twenty such UNESCO World Heritage Sites as varied as Avignon’s Palace of the Popes, Chartres Cathedral, the walled Cite of Carcassonne, the grand Chateau of Chambord, and Rouen whose renown stretches from Joan of Arc to Claude Monet. Cultural magnets throughout France attracted more than 140,000,000 visitors last year, and the Union of National Museums another 15,000,000 art-lovers. The picture includes countless art exhibitions, nearby artisan craft fairs, and the animated warmth of flower and food markets. Every year France hosts about 500 festivals, the Chateau de Chambord first was launched in 1830. In 1996 Avignon celebrates its 50th Anniversary. Folklore presentations, celebrations, fireworks and Sound-and-Light spectacles add stunning sparkle. The 112-page France Discovery Guide traces 36 detailed itineraries through the rich heritage of France’s 21 provinces. New features include: “Franc-ly Speaking” devoted to money-saving tips, and the expanded chapter “Great Values.” Free copies are available by writing: France Discovery Guide, Box 2656, Lake Ronkon-koma, New York 11779. *** Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation. —William H. Sheldon Pike family donates van to hospice group Searching for a way to carry on the memory of a wife and mother, the Pike family turned to its family business, Ed Pike Lincoln-Mercury. Diane A. Pike died in 1993 after being diagnosed with cancer. But her quality of life was maintained as she was a home care patient of Hospice of the Western Reserve. So when someone from Hospice indirectly mentioned a need for a vehicle, the Pike family put their heads together and came up with the Feb. 15 donation of a 1995 Ford 15-passenger van. “We are extremely grateful to Ed Pike Lincoln-Mercury for their very generous gift to help support the hospice mission of providing comfort-oriented care and emotional support to the terminally ill and their families in our community,” said Executive Director David A. Simpson. He added that the van, valued at about $22,000, will be used for a variety of transportation needs involving patients and families. Edward R. Pike said the family saw an opportunity to do something for the people who “had done an awful lot” for his mother and the family. “We wanted to take advantage of that opportunity and return some of the nice things they’ve done for us,” Pike said. “We’ve had, since my mother passed away, some ongoing dialogue with Hospice, and in those conversations there was an indirect mention that they had a need for a vehicle. “As time went on, we saw an opportunity out of the van we had in stock. It turned out to be a good fit.” Thanks to All At Wine Party On behalf of Annie’s Restaurant in Chesterland, Ohio and J. Ramšak & Sons, we would like to heartily thank everyone who attended “A Celebration of Slovenian Cuisine and Wine” on Feb. 25 at Annie’s. From every indication, everyone enjoyed the food and wines served, as well as the fine accordion music performed by Alex Kobal. We would especially like to thank Annie and her family and staff for the fantastic job they did preparing the delightful dishes, particularly her Prekmurska gibanica! By popular demand and for those who couldn’t make it, we and Annie’s plan to host another Slovenian wine dinner in May. Joseph Ramšak Bob Ramšak J. Ramšak & Sons “He own and operate our own plant" JAY-DEE CLEANERS Phone — 731-7060 CLEANING, PRESSING and ALTERATIONS ■Q14LITV H.h.A XIXG•' 7 a.m. — 6:30 p.m. 878 E. 222 St. — Euclid, Ohio 44123 Owned & Operated h\ Jim I ester Primorski Club Hosts “Slovenian Evening” Saturday, March 23 An annual event for the Primorski Club is its “Slovenian Evening” (Slovenski večer), held in March. This year’s date is Saturday, March 23, and the location is the Slovenian National Home on St. Clair Avenue. Dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m., with music for dancing and listening pleasure by the Stan Mejac Orchestra. Tickets are $17 per person and you can reserve yours by calling either David Družina (731-2778) or Sabina Milavec (944-9049). An extra attraction this year will be the members of the Ribniški Octet from Ljubljana, who will have their concert performance the previous evening, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the Slovenian Workmen’s Home, 15335 Waterloo Road. They will sing a few selections at the Primorski Club event and, of course, they will be socializing with the guests. Call for tickets today. Palm Sunday Dinner On March 31 St. Vitus Mother’s Club will sponsor its annual Palm Sunday Dinner in the school auditorium. On the menu will be roast pork, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, applesauce, and cake. Tickets are $9.00 for adults and $4.50 for children. For ticket information please call 431-1470 or 431-5290. To help Jim Rokakis, please call459-8737 JIM ROKAKIS: A Record and Program We Can Trust For County Treasurer Fought successfully to keep Cleveland out of the ill-fated SAFE county investment program. Worked with the Mayor and Council as Chair of the Finance Committee to balance six consecutive city budgets. Led the process that rewrote Cleveland's investment policies, producing better results with secure investments. Established Cleveland's gun buy-back program, removing thousands of handguns from the streets. Served as a leader for downtown and neighborhood development, improving community health and strengthening city services. Represented the neighborhood where he grew up for 18 years on Cleveland City Council. ENDORSED BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY Rokakis FOR TREASURER Paid for by Friends of Jim Rokakis for Treasurer. Evelyn Newell Treasurer. 4169 Pearl Rd. #311, Cleveland. OH 44109 VOTE JIM ROKAKIS ON MARCH 19 i i t c a t i s 0 p B P ll cl E, n p. re he ov Pi Be Cl th, Pr< 8r$ SUi the ton tou the Ca, tPai Will end ine Oth St. Clair Pensioners News First, to those who might have called 862-0818 as instructed in my February News Report, and learned that you had a wrong number, I apologize. My error. Unfortunately, I am my own proof reader and have only myself to blame. Now let me give you the Karnaks correct phone number. It is 486-0818. (Ed. Note: What the heck, you got half of it right.) Call that number and either Frances or Edward Kamak will, be happy to take your order for tickets for our Annual Chicken & Roast Pork Dinner which will be held on Sunday, April 21 at the St. Clair Slovenian National Home. Serving will be at 1 P-m., and (will not be held in the lower hall), but... in the Main Auditorium. We will have secured parking. We also have a wheel chair access ramp. The security guard at the parking lot will direct you to it, if you need it. Now that I have given you a corrected phone number and 0 you what, where, and when this big event will take P ace> pick up the phone, dial 6-0818 and give Frances or your order. If Ed or ranees call me to tell me that e calls are coming in fast and turious and they need help, I will be ready to give them some relief. Call my number 91-9761 and either I (Stanley rank) or my genie, the answering machine, will take y°ar request for tickets. ' d S°, DO CALL. Our dime for reservations is k Pr*l 15th. The cook needs to now how many to prepare 0r to place her order for her eeded ingredients. Get a group of 8 or 10 and if °u reclUest it, we will reserve th ablC f°r y0Ul In addition to ^ e Delicious Dinner, we will ave a drawing, possibly door 1Zes. and live music for andClng- °r ■*ust ^or listening fela en-i°y*ng it. Do come, t? an<^ enJoy the afternoon Th C°mpany °fnice people. sorin 6 ^nnual Awards Dinner of c,°red by the Federation Dlap; Venian Homes takes By °n Sunday, March 17th. Dumi?W’ may be too late to If hase tickets for that event. chase’ 3S 311 alternative> pur-EdV 9 eopy l^e Special the *0n Papcr’ Published by Pnhi- ,^mei"ican Home read !08 ComPany, and h0n: bout each of the °w rees" •^mong them is our piVm member, Sylvia Boa?;8861"’ chosen by the SNH qarduof Directors of the St. the s °me as the Honoree of Prn,.^' Clair Home. We are 8„h °f h=r "Con- 8ra'"latio„s, Sylvia." Sum5 WC aPProach the days of ClV and sunshine, toUrs8 t$ tUm l° the outdoors, tour ofP!ChmCS’ etc‘ °ur first the fhe season wiU be to Can HUCln8 draw of Windsor, madam’, thuCrC t0 challenge win T UCkl possibly a few end oftheW,arded’ and at the ine h the day’ wil1 be return-Otho°me with heavier purses. rs will go home with lighter purses, but all will have enjoyed the adventure. Several of our members reported that they had visited Mary J. Turk who is still a patient at the Gateway Nursing Center. She is happy to have visitors. Cards are appreciated as well. Since there are two, yes two Mary Turks at the Gateway Nursing Home, when writing to our Mary Turk, be sure to address it to Mary J. Turk. Member Mary Mahne suffered a minor stroke recently. In checking on her condition, I learned that she is at home and improving steadily. Talked to Margaret Kaus. She expects to get a call any day soon, to check in at the hospital to have the reconstructive work done on her knee. Was sorry to hear that her devoted husband, Tony, is having some problems with his legs. Recent changes in medical procedure appear to have eased up some of the problem. Hopefully his condition will continue to improve. Also talked to member Anton Žakelj. He told me that his neck and shoulder injuries are much improved and he no longer will need to wear the neck support. Good news. Had a report today telling me that Rose Poprik is receiving therapy treatment at home for her repaired knee. There is definite noticeable improvement at this point. This is welcome news especially to Rose and husband, George. We are happy to hear the good news. Rose, the first step is the toughest, but most important, it is a good start. Member Rose Godic has had a setback in her health recently and is under doctor’s care. She tells me that she hopes to be at our coming meeting. Happy to hear that. Our prayers and well wishes go out to all of the above mentioned members and to all others who are experiencing health problems. Again, your cards and well wishes can be a source of encouragement to them. So... Send a card. Our coming meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 21, at 1 p.m. in the Kenik Room. Our President, and currently still Planning Chairman, has arranged to have a showing of slides of the Great Lakes Exposition which was held in Cleveland in 1936. Don’t miss it. Members... in the meantime, do your share in selling tickets for our annual dinner. To you, our many readers and friends, we look forward to seeing you at our dinner on Sunday, April 21st. —Stanley J. Frank Slovenian Arts Council Event MILWAUKEE — The Slovenian Arts Council at the University of Wisconsin is sponsoring an appearance by Joseph Petrie, internationally known Canadian-born Slovenian accordionist, on Saturday, March 30, beginning at 7 p.m., at the UWM Union Ballroom. ^Tickets are $15.00. The concert will be followed by] a performance from Louie Bashell and his orchestra. WHITE GLOVE SERVICE AND INSTALLATION FOR OVER 20 YEARS Armstrong, Tarkett Mannington Vinyl Floors Cahin Crafl - Queens . Mohawk I ccs - Evans Black, - Salem - Welle« Philadelphia 7r)Vorld - Diamond Aladdin - Cumberland Mills Galaxy FREE HOME ESTIMATES AREA RUGS MADE TO ORDER m b Mon. - Tues. - Thurs. 9 A.M.-8 P.M. Wed. - Frl. - Sat. 9 A.M.-5 P.M. 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As of 3/3/96, these non-promotional rates were 10.0% APR. 9.25% APR and e.zaw APR. fiipeCtKsiy. ?,;t~ vary but will never exceed 24% APR in OH, 21% APR in IN, and 18% APR in Ml. The 540 annual fee will be waived for the first year. Property insurance is also required. Offer only available to new equity line customers. GL 1/96. 61 tč/ KEEP JUDGE RON SUSTER COMMON PLEAS COURT Lawyer / Legislator JUDGE "There is no member of the legislature who can equal Suster's knowledge of the justice and legal system." —The News -Herald, October 1994, Endorsement Endorsed by American Home newspaper. Paid for by: Committee to Retain Judge Ronald Šuster, Meg McGary, Dean DePiero, Russell Adriane, Chairpersons, 18519 Underwood, Cleveland, OH 44119 AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, MARCH 14, 1996 AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, MARCH 14. 10 Slovenian Civil War Editor: cd Three cheers for subscriber-O) reader who “Defends Slovene Partisans” (A.H. Feb. 1). By reading this rejuvenated bilingual old Slovenian newspaper, Mr. John C. Rucigay will learn why many correspondents and readers have negative attitudes toward Partisans and their ideology. A coin has two sides. If after a toss, the coin lands on sticky ground, the viewer may never see the opposite side. The truth is the scarcest commodity, frequently is difficult to find. Assassination of President John F. Kennedy was witnessed by people who rode with the president in his limousine, by hundreds of people in the vicinity, and by millions of TV viewers; the shooting was investigated by competent law-enforcement officers and reliable judicial commission, but still today the media indulges in lengthy discussions of who and why of the Kennedy assassination. The totalitarian systems excelled in suppression of truth. During a speech in Munich, Germany, in 1944, Hitler stated: “Truth is what I say. It is the duty of scientists to prove it.” The scientists wanted to pursue development of atomic weapons. Fortunately, they obeyed the Fuhrer and switched their activity toward guided missiles — leaving the nuclear field to the USA. In 1943, under enormous pressure of war, Stalin dismissed Comintern. Yet, that motherless offspring of Marxism spiced with Nietz-schism lived-on clandestinely under the name “Third International Terroristic Organization” (initials T.I.T.O.). Symbolic bearer of that underworld conspiracy was nobody else than Yugoslav revolutionary Joseph Broz - Tito. Distinction of that name's origin was ardently denied by the leader and his mob camouflaged with a shiny term “democratic.” (The system was ‘demoncratic’). Tito’s funeral was considered a measure of who is who in the world. It brought together a rare congregation of international dignitaries — all zealous opnosere nf terrorism... Never-theless, they did not succeed in burying the truth. Mr. Rucigay implies that because the Partisans rescued American airmen they merit favored treatment. The rationale has a flaw: While the rescue of airmen was undeniably a noble act, one good deed does not justify many evil events. If a good deed would warrant acquittal, very few proven felons would be prosecuted. During WWII, the U.S. government supported Soviet Bolsheviks for the purpose of fighting the common enemy — Hitlerism. After the war the friendship turned into the cold war. Very few Americans accepted Communist atheism, and the Communist Party never attracted many supporters — according to recently published book: "Not Without Honor, The History of American Anticommunism” by Richard Gid Powers. Illustrated. 554 pp. New York: The Free Press. $30. In 1941, the British Government granted asylum to the Yugoslav Government, royal family and other refuges, yet later during the war it did not support the official underground resistance led by General Mihalovic, but rather aided the rival Tito. The Yalta Conference committed Yugoslavia to Communism. The consequences are felt today. Tito’s final successor — the last Bolshevik-style autocratic dictator in Europe — Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic is called “The Great Satan of the Balkan wars” by Laura Silber and Allan Little, authors of the book: "Yugoslavia, Death of a Nation. ” Illustratred. 384 pp. New York: TV Books/Penguin USA. $29.95. (A copyrighted color picture of "The Great Satan of Balkan wars appeared on the front page of The New York Times book review of January 21, 1996.) If Mr. Rucigay would be willing to share his Partisan adventure with readers of American Home, they could compare it with the book "Tovarišija, ” (Camaraderie) by Professor Edvard Kocbek. He represented Christian Democratic fraction in the Communist dominated “OF” (Liberated Front). As a Politkomisar he was camping outdoors with a group of Partisans. During a retreat from hostile fire, Kocbek exhorted the fighters with, “Streljajte, hudiči” (shoot, you devils). Afier spontaneous implosion of the Bolshevik empire, Kocbek was the first Slovenian political leader who publicly admitted that after the war Slovenian Partisans massacred Slovenian Domobrance. Since the time when Slovenia became an independent state, a large amount of documentary literature about the tragic Slovenian revolutionary civil war was published, a considerable part in the English language. If Mr. Rucigay wishes to learn even more, he is invited to come to Cleveland, Ohio, for a civilized discussion with survivors of the Slovenian holocaust. John Krepfl DEATH NOTICES FRANK A. SLUGA Frank A. Sluga, 84, a lifelong Cleveland resident and a resident of the Collin-wood area for 50 years, passed away in Hospice House on Friday, March 8th. Mr. Sluga was a member of St. Joseph Lodge No. 169 KSKJ, and AMLA Lodge No. 186 as well as St. Mary Church Holy Name Society where he was voted Man of the Year for 1986. Frank was employed at Marquette Metals as an external grinder for 43 years; he retired in 1973. Frank was the husband of Ann (nee Špenko); the father of Pat (Carl) Quagliata, Joann (Ronnie) Long and Lorrie (Danny) Ratino; grandfather of Carla and Nicole Quagliata, Michelle (Mike) O’Callaghan, Denise Long, Bill Ratino, Nicole Trethewey; brother of A1 (Mary) Sluga, Angie (Tony) Sedmak; brother-in-law of Fay (Frank deceased) Špenko, and Fannie and Russell Debolt (both deceased). Funeral Mass was held on Monday, March 11 at St. Mary Church. Burial was in All Souls Cemetery. The family suggests donations to Hospice House, 300 E. 185th St., Cleveland in his memory. Zele Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. MARY GORIČAN Mary Goričan (nee Mrak), 62, beloved wife of John; loving mother of Lea and Barbara Rowane (husband Michael); sister of Stanka, Janko, Tone, Milka Logar, Andrej, Bernarda Kosec, and Ivica (dec.) — all of Slovenia. Mass of Christian burial at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 15th at St. Mary Church, 15519 Holmes Ave., (Collinwood), Fr. John Kumse officiating. Family will receive friends at The Dan Cosic Funeral Home, 28890 Chardon Rd., Willoughby. Hills, Ohio on Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Interment All Souls Cemetery. Joe (Jože) Zevnik Licensed Funeral Director 9N an a Finest Funeral Facility in Northeast Ohio 0±LC FUNERAL HOME 944-8400 28890 Chardon Road Willoughby Hills, Ohio 44094 The 11th Congressional District needs a change Elect Maurice Perkins Republican Candidate Paid for by the Committee to Elect Maurice Perkins Chairman: Jerome Brentar On March 19,1996 VOTE FOR: Patrick J. Buchanan Republican Candidate for President Paid for by: Jerome Brentar Member of Nationality Movement Cleveland^. I ! 1 ( a s C s ( Slo C|U 'X Pre. nier Cen T hall "flai Chjc were feati Prei Prp VaHc< c°ok- Fo| were >° S aPle h •nd( fyery° ho 0) He tl K > P' ^esem K >8, RI y h1 Pin, ^Ibe Ljubljana’s Ribniški Oktet first concert tour of U.S. Slovenian vocal ensembles are held in high esteem by their fellow countrymen and by audiences who appreciate aiented singers evenly match-In keeping the tradition anve, the Ribniški Oktet of jubljana is engaging in its irst concert tour to the United States and Canada. The male ensemble has a repertoire of renaissance, aroque, classical, intema-°nal, and Slovenian folk Usic- The singers have per-ormed 500 concerts in Italy, H“»tna: Germany, Belgium America* ** South »Jbe 00615 music director is JtZh c°res* °ne ofthe tenors, GPn Stane Mancini, Milos S0no’ »"d Janez Peček, ian v*" members are Mar-Joze r VCC> France Lesar, janovic rTd DragiSa Qgn" singers ha he exP6ri6nced televisin C sung m operas, choral 3nd with other an acco8rdUPS' They wiU have !<»»'nu™SsaCCOmpi,nist »" of t^r.e are a limited number 0*2? aVai,ab,e for a March ^°nCCrt °n Friday> ty0rL 22 at Slovenian Water, n’S Home» 15335 Admi °° ^d-. at 7:30 p.m. adm. SS'0n 15 $8 per Person for avaiia,, Refreshments will be fo»ow 3nd 3 social w11 ^[the Program. The Octet will be on tour in Washington, D.C. Wednesday, March 20. There will be a reception at 6:30 p.m. in the Collins Room, followed by the concert at 7:30 p.m. in the undercroft. Contact Mary Mejac at 202-966-0296 for more information. On Thursday, March 21, the Octet will sing in Steelton, PA at 8 p.m. in the Prince of Peace Social Hall, John Dubravec can fill in more details at 717-691-4164. There is also a concert scheduled on Sunday, March 24, at 5 p.m. at the Slovenian Cultural Center in Lemont, IL. The octet was formed in 1978 by the late baritone Tone Kozlevčar. It’s name Ribniški is derived from a song about the Ribnica region in Slovenia. The Cleveland concert is sponsored by the Slovenian-Choruses of Cleveland. Tickets are available at the Polka Hall of Fame (East 222 & Lake Shore Blvd.) 251-3263, Sheliga Drug (6025 St. Clair) 431-1035), or from ticket chairman Bob Klancher at 289-1227. The Slovenian Choruses of Cleveland are: Fantja na Vasi, Glasbena Matica, Jadran, Korotan, SNPJ Slovenian Junior Chorus, and Zarja. cago Radio Club holds Vfinian play about Pust Sl"0v=nU„ndly' Fcb- l8. c served ar,eaa,lof whom eatUrinp ««.3 debc>ous dinner !rek">Urstr„Vavc"a"d“b=lc prePared klobase” VaUce b ,few days in ad-^king tpJOv,al and hard-C°°ks, ani rmS °f bu‘6hers, PoCd tast6rs. >ley Sj" and president ■ VerVone rayb wbo assured S indeed th®- Radio Club v Cry°ne to r V‘ng and invited Pr°gral ‘Sten to the week-Ssonl^^urdayafter- che thenheAM,49°station. ^,|(lren , 'ntroduced the Ning the Saturday ,h° PrLS!OVenian School Snt y ded to delightfully daa“s °f “e«! 3 to s S Se reci,ed a poem u V rh a'k«l characters bV the l‘r 3Cl Was follow- rihveL !° '3-year-olds k,lbcd „ ’' “‘' »ne ine Slovenian tradi- tions surrounding Pust and Koline, etc., the welcoming of spring, the masked characters, the joking, the butchering and subsequent preparation of meat. In costumes depicting a pig, butchers, and cooks, they enacted the Koline story in music and dance. Running about the stage, the pig succumbed to the master butchers and was carried off into the “mesnica” (meat market) whence emerged soon thereafter a veritable parade of klobase and krvavice. Under the direction of Bernardka Simrayh and dressed in the artistic costume design of Slavica Sovan the children gave a comically stellar performance. Bravo! A costume contest was won by the “pig” and a visiting “Hollywood Stars” couple which ended the afternoon’s program. President Simrayh thanked the cooks, his committee, and all of the volunteers who spent countless hours preparing for the event and was grateful to all who attended. Many lingered well into the afternoon visiting with family and friends in the warm surroundings of the Slovenian Cultural Center, their new “home” in Lemont. "As your commissioner I will continue to fight for families; always have, always will." -Jane Campbell Endorsed by The Plain Dealer, Sun Newspapers, The Cosmopolitan Democratic League, The Cuyahoga County Democratic Party and Polish-American Congress Received the highest rating from the Citizens' League. ftflNE Cambbee FOft" COUNTY COMMISSIONER P“d C*7kli Committee; Rotefl Klein, Ttemter 2715 Scarborough Road; Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44106 Ohio’s Largest Investment Firm Is Right Here In lake County. MnntheuTnname iS McDona,d & Company. Established in the 1920’s McDonald & Company is the region’s largest independent investment banking and brokerage firm. Committed to the communities where its employees work and live Driven by the notion that the interests of its clients must always come first. 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Twenty button accordion bands will play Slovenian-style polkas and waltzes for nine hours, in two halls, at the Slovenian Society Home, 20713 Recher Ave., Euclid. The program starts at noon with music continuous until 9 p.m. Added entertainment at the squeezebox festival are two choirs, the Slovenian Junior Chorus of Euclid and the Slovene Cultural Group of Western Pennsylvania, who will sing at 3 p.m. The Slovenian Junior Chorus features youngsters from five to 17 years of age. The Western PA singers are adults. The Super Button Box Bash is in its 14th year as sponsored by Youth Circle No. 2 of the Slovenian National Benefit Society, which is under the direction of Cecilia Dolgan. Admission is $6 for adults. Children and musicians with instruments are free. Tickets are available at the Polka Hall of Fame, E. 222 St. and Lake Shore Blvd., Euclid, 261-FAME, or by calling 531-7168. The musical ensembles are from three states and Canada. The list of button accordion stylists includes the following: From Euclid, Simcics II, Cleveland Lake Erie Ensemble, Button Box Buddies, Kusar’s Gang, St. Stephen’s Button Box Club, Euclid Chromatic Accordion Club, Euclid Squeezeboxers; from Pennsylvania, Herminie Button Box Club, Music Makers, Yukon Button Box Club, and Western PA SNPJ Button Box Club. Other Ohio-based groups are Fairport Polkateers, Magic City Button Box Showcase (Barberton), Mahoning Button Box Club (Youngstown), Maple Heights Button Box Club, Northern Ohio Button Box Players, West Park Button Box Club, and Zeke & Charlie. From Missouri: the Greater St. Louis Button Box Club; and from St. Catharine’s, Ontario, the Lipa Park Button Box Club. Donations Thanks to the following for their generous donations to the Ameriška Domovina: Josephine Kastigar, Euclid, Ohio — $11.00 Mollie Jurecic, Lyndhurst, O., — $20.00 John Zakrajšek, Richmond Hts., O. — $9.00 Frances Pet rich, Eastlake, O. — $5.00 Edward Ursic, Euclid, O. — $10.00 Rudy Kastelic, Chardon, O. — $10.00 Gabrielle Germek, Mentor, O. — $5.00 Donald Krance, Euclid, O. — $5.00 Victoria Bergles, Cleveland — $10.00 Albin Orehek, Cleveland — $10.00 Vlado Kralj, Elm Grove, Wis. — $10.00 Marie Oravec, Bethlehem, Pa. — $5.00 Mr., Mrs. Joseph Zlatoper, Moreland Hills, O. — $20.00 Mary Javornik, Cleveland — $10.00 Josephine Matkovich, Darren, 111. — $5.00 STOP IN AT BRONKO’S Drive-In Beverage 510 E. 200th St. Euclid, Ohio 44119 — 531-8844 — Imported Slovenian Wines Chalet Debonne Vineyards Domestic and Imported Beer & Wines — OHIO LOTTERY — Open Mon. - Thur. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Sunday (no wines sold) 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Owner: David Heuer Golub Funeral Homes 4703 Superior Ave. -17010 Lake Shore Blvd. 391-0357 “Service To Render A More Perfect Tribute” **************** DID YOU KNOW Slovenia... Joseph ZeOe ******************* A seminar on farming was recently held in Brussels. Among the participants were ministers of agriculture from Central and Eastern European countries. All of the reports indicated that agriculture was declining. The lone exception was Slovenia. Slovenia played host to the 4th Alpine Conference February 26 and 27. Ecological representatives from Austria, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein participated. The ministers were concerned with protocols governing forests and tourism. Last year the Society for Slove-nian-Danish Friendship was founded. Its purpose was a closer relationship between Slovenia and Denmark. Last February 29th a meeting was held in the banquet hall of Hotel Turist in Ljubljana. Various Slovenian and Danish participants discussed greater cooperation in the countries’ economies. United Atlantic Council of Slovenia organized a round table to discuss NATO. The meeting was called “Transformation of the NATO Alliance in the Process of Transformation of Europe”. The central topic was a discussion of security and the role to be played by the member nations. Janko Tišler and Jože Novšak have published a book, Mauthausen na Ljubelju - Koncentracijsko taborišbe na slovensko-avstrijski meji (Mauthausen na Ljubelju Concetration Camp along the Slovenian-Austrian Border.) This year, a Sloven, Karim Babič, will be one of the participants in the annual motorcycle race in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 31 -year old superbiker motorcycle enthusiast was scheduled for the 200-mile Daytona International Speedway to be held on March 10. For the first time the Slovenian colors will be fluttering in the Oval. Our best wishes to Karim, representing Slovenia. In the world championship Alpine skiing held in Sierra Nevada, Mitja Kunc took 5th place. That is the best Slovenian placing so far in the men’s combination event. Congratulations to Mitja. The oldest Esperanto society in Slovenia was started in 1910. It is the Esperanto Society of Maribor. Esperanto is an international language invented by a Polish physician, L. L. Zammenhof (1859-1917). Maja Novak is a mystery writer who specializes in crime stories. She is called the Slovenian Agatha Christie. Goulash sponsors say Thanks Annie’s Restaurant Features traditional Slovenian meals Sunday is a day of worship, a day of rest, a day for a Big Family Dinner. Therefore, on Sunday, March 24, Annie’s Restaurant invites you to sit down to an old-fashioned Sunday dinner. You provide the family, and Annie will provide the traditional Slovenian Austro-Hungarian dishes. Your meal begins with sour turnip soup, a specialty of Annie’s, then blood sausage, rice sausage, and pitcheniza, complimented by buckwheat mash with z’ganci and sauerkraut and served with Annie’s special bread — loungaush. And you’ll top it all off with one of Annie’s famous old-fashioned desserts. This incredible meal is only $13.95 per person. It will be served during three different sittings on Sunday, March 24. For fabulous Slovenian and Austro-Hungarian cuisine, try Annie’s Restaurant at 8430 Mayfield Road in Chesterland, Ohio, near the West Geauga Plaza, just 4 miles from 1-271 and the Mayfield East exit. For further information call 729-4540. The St. Vitus Holy Name Society and the American Slovenian Catholic Union, St. Vitus KSKJ Lodge No. 25 and St. Mary Magdalene KSKJ Lodge No. 162 would like to thank everyone who attended the Goulash and Polenta dinner on Sunday, March 3, at the St. Vitus Auditorium. Over 500 dinners were served. The American Slovenian Catholic Union under the KSKJ Marching Funds Program will also make a donation to St. Vitus Parish towards the purchase of new stage curtains for the auditorium. We would also like to thank all of the Holy Name and KSKJ members, the cook and her staff, and James Slapnik Florist for the donation oj flowers, who helped make thb event a success. A special I thanks goes out to the children of St. Vitus School and thc principal for their help cleaning the tables and serving liquid refreshments. BANANA BREAKFAST SHAKE 3 cups skim milk 2 peeled and sliced tried'111' bananas, frozen I tsp. vanilla 1/2 tsp. almond extract Cinnamon for garnish, optional In a blender container c°r' bine all ingredients. Blend ^ til smooth, about 20 sect’1; Pour into glasses and gar"l.] with a sprinkle of ground c namon, if desired. 4-1/2 cup servings. J Note: To freeze bananj slice and wrap in plastic ^ J or place in freezer s,° bags. Freeze several hoUrs • I’m ready for spring, and have just had a load of mulch delivered for my trees. I have seen some people mound the mulch up around the trunks of trees in a cone shape. Should I do this? Don *t smother trees with mulch! -------nrm~t--------'X # .WWtvvx A property mulched tree No! I am always amazed how. after it takes generations to ^ convince people that they shoo be doing something, it is often overdone! That’s human natur • I guess. Organic mulch, such as composted wood chips, shout about three to four inches deer spread out evenly to a diam® of three feet for newly plant® seedlings or to the driplin® 0 u young trees. Mulch that is m deeper than four inches may ^ cause the roots to grow up"'8 into the cool, moist mulch material, creating a shallo'v’ vulnerable root system. . It is also recommended t mulch material be kept away from the trunk itself, to k®®r bark from being damaged rodents or excess moisture spreading your mulch, scoop^ several inches away from trunk with your hand. . j Mulch, like many oth®r ^ is most beneficial when us in moderation. MAJOR & MINOR AUTO REPAIRS FOREIGN & DOMESTIC STATE EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS EUCLID DIESEL ENGINE REPAIRS 4 WHEEL A FRONT WHEEL DRIVES COMPLETE DRIVE-TRAIN SERVICE FRONT END ALIGNMENT AS >TOMOr»vt mrntrurr □ Eal GNMENT ^ co service A .UTOMOT 0* Joe Zigmat*’ j FOR Freedom AND Justice V Ameriška Domovina AMERICAN IN SPIRIT SLOVENIAN FOREIGN IN LANGUAGE ONLY MORNING NEWSPAPER AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA (USPS 024100) Thursday, March 14, 1996 Pred nedavnim je bil "3 obisku v Sloveniji Michel Barnier, mini-s,er francoske vlade za nadeve v zvezi z Evropsko zvezo. Barnier j ve->al» da bo Franci-J“Se Podpirala sloven-a Prizadevanja za fr'druženo članstvo v • Na fotografiji je , pai s premierom anczom Drnovškom, anes je Drnovšek na 0b!sku v Franciji, v začetku maja pa bo »rnovšek obiskal ZD ,n ‘udi Cleveland. rctekli teden je časopisno hišo Slovenec v Ljubljani obiskal ameriški veleposlanik Victor Jackovich. Na fotografiji je na levi, zraven njega sedi Domenick R. Di Paquale, ameriški ataše za tisk in kulturo, na desni je Janez Obreza, odgovorni urednik in direktor družbe ovenec. Daljši pogovor z g. Jackovichem iz Slovenca 5. marca posredujemo na str. 15. Vesti iz Slovenije Slovenija prvič sodelovala kot polnopravna članica konference Vzhod-Zahod Pretekli teden (4. in 5. marca) je bila v mestu Baltimore, Maryland, konferenca sedmih najbolj razvitih držav in držav iz nekdanjega socialističnega oz. komunističnega sveta. Gre za četrto tovrstno konferenco in je Slovenija prvič sodelovala kot polnopravna članica. Na prejšnji, tretji, konferenci pred letom in pol v Varšavi je imela Slovenija status le opazovalca. Slovensko delegacijo v Baltimoru je vodil Janko Deželak, minister za ekonomske odnose in razvoj, v politiki pa Član SKD. Ko je bil v Baltimoru, se je Deželak se-Šel s pomočnikom generalnega sekretarja Organizacije za gospodarsko sodelovanje in razvoj (OECD) Salvatorjem Zeccinijem. Deželak je med drugim ponovil željo slovenske vlade, da bi Slovenija postala članica te organizacije. Deželak je rekel, da slovensko Prošnjo podpirata med drugimi državami tudi Japonska in Nemčija. Postopno približevanje Slovenije OECD se sicer nadaljuje. Tako bo premier Janez Drnovšek med svojim obiskom v Franciji ravno danes podpisal sporazum o imunitetah tu privilegijah. V začetku junija pa bo Slovenja na Bledu organizirala forum OECD o tuožnostih vlaganj v države v prehodu. ^ okviru avtocestnega programa v Sloveniji do konca leta 56 km novih avtocest Med pospešena in tudi uspešna vlaganja v iufrastrukturo v Sloveniji spada avtocestni Program. Tekom letošnjega leta bo izročeno 'l Promet 56 kilometrov novih avtocest. Od cta 1994, ko se je pričelo uresničevanje tkim. acionalnega programa gradnje avtiocest, je *lo že oddanih v graditev skupaj 131,5 km avtocest. Lani je bilo dokončanih in za promet odprtih 34 km štiripasovnih avtocest, od tega 11,6 km dograditve dodatnih dveh pasov. Letos se graditev nadaljuje na 7 avtocestnih odsekov oz. na skupaj 97,5 km novih avtocest, od katerih bo letos dokončanih in za promet odprtih skupaj 56 km novih avtocest. Gre tu za 21 km novih štiripasovnih avtocest (Šentilj—Pesnica ter Selo—Šempeter) in 35 km dodatnih dveh pasov na že zgrajeni dvopasovni avtocesti Hoče—Arja vas. Poleg domačih denarnih sredstev, dobiva Slovenija tudi sredstva iz tujih virov, med njimi Evropske banke za obnovo in razvoj. Državni zbor bo .razpravljal o odpravi dvojnega državljanstva Zmago Jelinčič, poslanec v državnem zboru, je predlagal zakon, po katerem bi bilo odpravljeno dvojno državljanstvo za državljane Slovenije. Taki poskusi so v parlamentu že bili, a niso uspeli in ne kaže, da bo zdajšnji Jelinčičev imel več sreče. Če bi njegov predlog res postal zakon, bi se zgodilo, da bi se morali odločiti državljani Slovenije, ki sicer živijo v ZDA ali Argentini, ali kjerkoli po svetu, ali želijo obdržati eno ali drugo. To je komentiral v Slovencu pretekli četrtek takole novinar Marcel Koprol: »Sprejetje Jelinčičevega predloga pa bi povzročilo, da bi se morali slovenskemu državljanstvu takoj odpovedati Slovenci, ki jim državljanstvo pripada po najbolj prvinski kategoriji: po rojstvu in po rodu, saj si je večina med njimi' zaradi znanega ideološko obarvanega stališča nekdanje države morala svoje bivanje v tujini urediti tudi tako, da so prevzeli tuje državljanstvo.« Tudi ni verjeti, meni Koprol, da bi svoje slovensko državljanstvo odpovedali tisti neslovenci, ki so ga dobili po zaslugi parlamenta pred leti. Iz Clevelanda in okolice Zajtrk in prodaja peciva— Oltarno društvo in Materinski klub pri Sv. Vidu pripravljata to soboto in nedeljo prodajo peciva. V nedeljo od 8.30 do 12. opoldne bo v avditoriju na razpolago zajtrk ($4 za odraslo osebo, le $2 za otroka). Oltarno društvo bo imelo prodajo krofov 23. marca. »Primorski večer«— Primorski klub vas vabi v soboto, 23. marca, ob 7h zv. v SND na St. Clair A ve., na svoj letni »Primorski večer«. Za ples bo igral Stane Mejačev orkester, nekaj pesmi bo podal tudi Ribniški oktet iz Ljubljane, ki bo na gostovanju v Clevelandu. Vstopnice so po $17, dobite jih, če pokličete ali Davida Družino na 731-2778 ali Sabino Milavec na 944-9049. Novi grobovi Mary Goričan Umrla je 62 let stara Mary Goričan, rojena Mrak, zanjo žalujejo mož John, hčerki Lea in Barbare Rowane, sestre Stanka, Milka Logar in Bernarda Kosel, bratje Janko, Tone in Andrej, že pok. je Ivica (vsi v Sloveniji). Pogreb bo jutri, 15. marca, iz pogrebnega zavoda Dan Cosic na 28890 Chardon Rd. v cerkev Marije Vnebov-zete dop. ob 9.30 in od tam na Vernih duš pokopališče. Ure kropljenja bodo danes, v četrtek, pop. od 2. do 4. in zv. od 7. do 9. Julia Urankar Dne 12. marca je umrla 93 let stara Julia Urankar, rojena Pistotnik v Šmartnem pri Kamniku, v Cleveland prišla 1. 1920, vdova po Andrewju, mati Mary Aucin, Frances Vidmar in Anne Skebe, 7-krat stara mati, 3-krat prastara mati, sestra Lucille, Katrine Homar, Rose Accetta, Johna, Lavvrencea, Franka in Paula (vsi že pok.), zaposlena 32 let pri Fisher Body na Coit Rd., vse do svoje upokojitve 1. 1964, članica KSKJ št. 169. Pogreb bo iz Želetovega zavoda na E. 152 St. v soboto, 16. marca, zj. ob 8.45, v cerkev Marije Vnebovzete ob 9.30 in od tam na Kalvarije pokopališče. Ure kropljenja bodo nocoj od 6. do 8. ter jutri, v petek, pop. od 2. do 4. in zv. od 6. do 8. Družina bo hvaležna za darove v pokojničin spomin župniji Marije Vnebovzete ali kateri drugi dobrodelni organizaciji. Dorothy M. Blajda Dne 6. marca je v Slovenskem domu za ostarele umrla 79 let stara Dorothy M. Blajda, rojena Kovačič, vdova po Josephu, mati Johna in Linde (dalje na str. 16) Prof. Tine Vivod— Jutri, petek, zvečer ob 7h bo v šolski dvorani pri Mariji Vnebovzeti sestanek s prof. Tinetom Vivodom, Slovencem iz Argentine, ki je eden od treh podpredsednikov SKD. Vsi lepo vabljeni. Ribniški oktet— V petek, 22. marca, ob 7.30' zv. v SDD na Waterloo Rd. bo koncert Ribniškega okteta iz Ljubljane. Vstopnice so po $8 in se bodo dobili pri vhodu v dvorano. Sponzorji so pevski zbori, aktivni v Clevelandu in okolici. »Trojčki«— Dram. društvo Lilija vabi v nedeljo, 24. marca, pop. ob 3.30 v Slov. dom na Holmes A ve. na predstavo veseloigre »Trojčki«. Dopis na str. 17. Butare— Še je čas za naročitev butar za cvetno nedeljo. Delali jih bodo v okviru Slov. šole pri Mariji Vnebovzeti. Cena $10, za naročitev in več informacije pa pokličite najkasneje do 22. marca tel. 692-0186. Zahvala in vabilo— Pevski zbor Korotan se iskreno zahvaljuje vsem, ki so se na pustni torek udeležili kolin v dvorani pri Sv. Vidu. Posebna zahvala vsem, ki so pripomogli k uspehu večerje. Korotan vas tudi vabi, da se jim pridružite pri obisku Slovenije ob obisku papeža. Podrobnosti dobite pri Travel Max: 692-1700 ali 1-800-677-1313. Primarne volitve— V torek bodo v Ohiu primarne volitve. V Rožmanov sklad— Namesto cvetja, so darovali Mohorjevi družbi za študente v njih domovih v spomin na pok. Jakoba Mejača g.ga. Frank Pustotnik, Geneva, O., $20; $20 g. Janez Pičman, po $10 pa ga. Paula Adamič in J. in M. Prosen. Za darove se lepo zahvaljuje poverjenik Mohorjeve J. Prosen. Številni obiski iz Slovenije— Častni konzulat R Slovenije v Clevelandu sporoča o napovedanih obiskih iz Slovenije v tem mesecu in v aprilu: 22. in 23. marec bo tu Ribniški oktet. Od 25. do 28. marca bo obisk 45-članske skupine pod vodstvom dr. Marije Ovsenik in sicer iz Visoke šole za socialno delo Univerze v Ljubljani. Od 27. do 30. marca bo tu delegacija iz Univerze v Mariboru pod vodstvom rektorja dr. Ludvika Toplaka in dekana prof. dr. Jožeta Florjančiča. Iz Ekonomske fakultete ljubljanske Univerze bo tu od 10. do 12. aprila 25-članska skupina, vodila jo bo dr. Meta Tekavčič. O drugih obiskih prihodnjič. AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA 6117 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland, OH 44103-1627 Telephone: 216/431-0628 — Fax: 216/361-4088 AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA (USPS 024100) James V. Debevec Publisher, English editor Dr. Rudolph M. Susel Slovenian Editor Aniofisku Domovina Permanent Scroll ot Distinguished Persons: Hi Rev Msyi Louis B Baznik, Michael and Irma felicli, I lank J Lausche, Paul Kosu NAROČNINA: Združene države in Kanada: $30 na leto za ZDA; $35 za Kanado (v ZD valuti) Dežele izven ZDA in Kanade: $40 na leto (v ZD valuii) Za Slovenijo, z letalsko pošto, $160 letno SUBSCRIPTION RATES United States and Canada: U.S.A.: $30 per year; Canada: $35 in U.S. currency Foreign: $40 per year U.S. or equivalent foreign currency $160 per year airmail to Slovenia Second Class Postage Paid at Cleveland, Ohio POSTMASTER: Send address change to American Home, 61 1 7 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH 44103 162 7 Published every Thursday morning No. 11 Thursday, March 14, 1996 Dajte jim vi jesti! (Mt u,u) PAPEŽEVO PISMO ZA POSTNI ČAS 1996 1. Gospod nas letos znova kliče, naj gremo za njim po poti skozi ta postni čas. Cerkev vsako leto vsem vernikom predlaga to pot, Jtia bi na njej obnovili svoj osebni in skupnostni odgovor na krstno poklicanost in obrodil sadove spreobrnjenja. Postni čas je pot dinamičnega in ustvarjalnega razmisleka, ki spodbuja k spokor-nosti in s tem krepi sleherno pripravljenost delati za evangelij; je pot ljubezni, ki duha verujočih usmerja k Bogu in ga hkrati odpira za brate. Jezus od svojih učencev zahteva, da v življenju uresničujejo ljubezen in jo širijo okoli sebe. Ljubezen je nova zapoved, čudovit povzetek deseterih božjih zapovedi, ki jih je Bog izročil Mojzesu na gori Sinaj. V vsakdanjem življenju srečujemo lačne, žejne, bolnike, ljudi, ki so odrinjeni na rob, ljudi na potovanju. Povabljeni smo, da bi se v tem postnem času pozorneje zazrli v njihove trpeče obraze. Ti obrazi nam postvljajo vprašanja, ko govorijo o mnogih oblikah revščine v našem času. 2. Evangelij pripoveduje o izrednem sočutju, ki ga čuti Odrešenik do vseh ljudi, ki so v stiskah. Govori jim o božjem kraljestvu, ozdravlja na telesu in duši tiste, ki so potrebni pomoči. Učencem reče: »Dajte jim vi jesti!« Oni pa opazijo, da imajo s seboj samo pet hlebov in dve ribi. Tudi mi, kakor nekdaj apostoli pri Betsaj-di, dandanes zagotovo nimamo zadostnih sredstev za to, da bi učinkovito pomagali okoli 800 milijonom lačnih ali podhranjenih, ki se ob koncu drugega tisočletja še vedno bojujejo za preživetje. Kaj nam je torej storiti? Pustiti stvari, kakor so, in se sprijazniti s svojo nemočjo? To je vprašanje, na katero želim na začetku tega postnega časa obrniti pozornost vsakega vernika in celotne cerkvene skupnosti. Množica sestradanih, med katerimi so otroci, ženske, ostareli, ljudje na poti, begunci in brezposelni, dviga proti nam svoj krik bolečine. Prosijo nas v upanju, da jih bomo slišali. Kako jim vendar ne bi prisluhnili in jim odprli svojih src? Kako jim ne bi dali na voljo tistih pet hlebov in dveh rib, ki jih je Bog položil v naše roke? Vsak od nas more kaj storiti zanje, vsak lahko nekaj prispeva. To seveda zahteva odpoved, ki ni mogoča brez notranjega in globokega spreobrnjenja. Vsekakor moramo postaviti pod vprašaj našo porabniško miselnost in ravnanje, se bojevati proti uživaštvu, se upreti brezbrižnosti in prelaganju odgovornosti na druge. 3. Lakota je neizmerna drama, ki prizadeva človeštvo. Zato je toliko nujneje, da se tega zavedamo in odločno ter velikodušno podpiramo razne organizacije in gibanja, ki so si zadala nalogo lajšati trpljenja tistih, ki umirajo od pomanjkanja hrane. Pri tem moramo dati prednost tistim, ki jih ne dosežejo vladni in mednarodni programi. Podpirati moramo boj proti lakoti tako v manj razvitih deželah kot tudi pri visoko industrializiranih narodih, kjer se, žal, veča prepad med bogatimi in revnimi. Zemlja ima dovolj potrebnih virov, da se vse človeštvo preskrbi s hrano. Te vire pa je treba uporabljati po pameti, varovati okolje in spoštovati naravne ritme, zagotavljati pravšnost in pravičnost v trgovinski izmenjavi ter pri razdelitvi bogastev upoštevati dolžnost solidarnosti. Kdo bi utegnil ugovarjati, daje to velika, neuresničljiva utopija. Družbeni nauk in družbeno delovanje Cerkve pa dokazujeta nasprotno: povsod tam, kjer se ljudje spreobrnejo k evangeliju, postane takšen načrt medsebojne delitve in solidarnosti presenetljiva resničnost. Častni konzulat Republike Slovenije v Clevelandu sporoča: Informacija na podlagi zakonov o žrtvah vojnega nasilja S 1. januarjem 1996 je stopil v veljavo Zakon o žrtvah vojnega nasilja, ki določa, kdo je upravičen, obseg in način uveljavljanja pravic (med drugim odškodnija). Zakon o žrtvah vojnega nasilja je nov zakon in se status in pravice uveljavljajo prvič. Nujno je potreben ugotovitveni postopek. Status žrtve vojnega nasilja je mogoče priznati državljanom RS, ki so bili v času druge svetovne vojne prisilno izseljeni (poslani v taborišča ali drugam) iz ozemlja, ki predstavlja ozemlje RS. Pravice se lahko uveljavljajo na podlagi zahtevka, ki ga zainteresirana oseba vloži sama ali pa to stori zanjo pooblaščenec v upravni enoti, kjer ima stalno bivališče (oz. ga je imel do odhoda v tujino). Slovenski konzularni uradi nudijo upravičencem pooblastila in njihovo overovanje. Lahko Vam posredujemo fotokopije omenjenih zakonov in odgovorimo na vaša vprašanja. Dr. Karl B. Bonutti, častni konzul 1111 Chester Avenue, Suite 520 Cleveland, OH 44114 Tel. (216) 589-9220 Slovenski kulturni center v Lemontu — Prireditve — Tečaj barvanja in krašenja pirhov Ko naše misli že zaposluje velikonočno praznovanje, bo tudi Slovenski dom zaživel v tem duhu. V soboto, 16. marca, bo v Slovenskem domu tečaj barvanja in krašenja velikonočnih pirhov, pisanic. Tečaj bo vodila Ljudmila Modic iz Milwau-keeja in vas popeljala v ta čudoviti svet slovenske ljudske umetnosti. Tečaj se prične ob 2. uri popoldne, v ceno tečaja, 15 dolarjev, pa so vključeni tudi stroški za potreben material. Prijave so obvezne: Slovenski dom, 708/243-0670. Koncert Ribniškega okteta Svetovno znan in slaven Ribniški oktet iz Slovenije bo z nami v Slovenskem domu v nedeljo, 24. marca zvečer ob 5. uri. Veseli smo, da se bodo med svojo turnejo po Severni Ameriki ustavili tudi med nami. Vstopnica za koncert je 8 dolarjev, okrepčali pa se boste lahko po koncertu. Dve gledališki igri: 13. in 14. aprila Izvrstni igralci Slovenskega gledališča iz Toronta bodo spet med nami. Odigrali bodo dve gledališki predstavi: 13. aprila komedijo in naslednji dan resnejšo igro. Zadnji lak mož je komedija. Zastor se dvigne ob 7.30 zvečer. Po predstavi bo ples ob glasbi ansambla Veseli Slovenci iz Sheboygana. Vstopnice so 15 dolarjev za vsako. Pilatova žena je naslov igri, ki jo bodo odigrali v nedeljo, 14. aprila, po opoldanskem kosilu. Cena vstopnic je 10 dolarjev. Zagotovo preživite ta čudoviti konec tedna z nami v Slovenskem domu. Slikarska razstava umetnika Jožeta Vodlana iz Pennsylvanije Naslednji dogodek iz našega aprilskega koledarja je slikarska razstava Jožeta Vodlana, ki je dolga leta živel v New Yorku, sedaj pa živi in ustvarja v Pennsylvaniji. Samostojno razstavo bomo slovesno odprli 13. aprila ob 6.30 zv., uro pred gledališko predstavo. Gotovo se spominjate izvrstne razstave ameriško-sloven-skih umetnikov ob slovesnem odprtju Slovenskega doma, ki je še vedno na ogled. Razstava g. Vodlana bo prva samostojna razstava v našem Domu. Slovenska skupnost je ponosna na naše rojake z umetniškim talentom. Ogled razstave je brezplačen. Letni občnr zbor Slovenskega kulturnega centra Ne pozabite letnega občnega zbora, ki bo v nedeljo, 28. aprila, ob 2. uri popoldan, v Slovenskem domu. Na voljo bodo okrepčila in prigrizek. Oporozilo za marec Skupina iz Chicaga se bo 30. marca udeležila koncerta, ki ga bo na klasični harmoniki izvajal Jože Petrič na University of Wisconsin v Milwaukeeju. Ce želite potovati z nami, pokličite Slovenski Dom na 708/ 243-0670. Na pot bomo odšli približno ob 4h popoldan. Čestitke Slovenskemu umetniškemu svetu v Milwaukeeju, ki koncert sponzorira. 4. Medtem ko na eni strani gledamo, kako se uničujejo velike količine pridelkov, potrebnih za življenje, na drugi strani z grenkobo v srcu opazujemo dolge vrste čakajočih pred kuhinjami za revne ali okoli vozil človekoljubnih organizacij, ki razdeljujejo vsakovrstno pomoč. Tudi v sodobnih prestolnicah neredko videvamo, kako se nepoznani ljudje ob zapiranju mestnih tržnic sklanjajo in pobirajo ostanke, ki so jih tam pustili prodajalci. Kako ne bi človek ob teh prizorih, ki so znamenja daljnosežnih protislovij, v duši čutil najglobljega odpora? Kako se ne bi prebudil v njem vzgib krščanske ljubezni? Toda pristna solidarnost ni (dalje na sir. 16) Pustna zabava podprla radio oddajo rojakov v Chicagu CHICAGO, 111. - V nedeljo, 18. februarja, je Slovensko ameriški radio klub v Chicagu priredil v Slovenskem kulturnem centru v Lemontu pustno zabavo s kolinami. Slovenski rojaki iz čikaške okolice so napolnili največjo dvorano kulturnega centra (320 ljudi) do zadnjega kotička. Udeleženci so bili postreženi s krvavicami in z belimi prekmurskimi klobasami, katere so pripravili izkušeni in požrtvovalni slovenski mesarji in kuharji. Po okusnem kosilu je množico nagovoril predsednik Slovensko ameriškega radio kluba, g. Stane Simrayh. Med drugim je tudi poudaril, da klub dobro napreduje in je vse navzoče povabil k poslušanju tedenske radijske oddaje, katero lahko poslušajo ob sobotah popoldne od 4.30 do 5. na postaji WPNA AM 1490. Sledil je nastop učencev slovenske sobotne šole, ki so navdušeno predstavili »pust« in »koline« v plesu, pesmi in besedi. Najmlajši cicibani, stari od 3 do 5 let, so zapeli pesem ° pustnih šemah. Starejša skupi' na otrok (od 6 do 13 let) pa )e recitirala skupno in posamezno pesmi o pustu, o maškarah, o kolinah in o prihajajoči pomladi. Na odru se je pojavil prašič, ki je bežal pred resničnimi mesarji. Le ti so ulovili pujska in ga odpeljali v mesnico. Kmalu za tem se je pojavila na odru prava parada klobas in krvavic. Otroci so se izvrstno odrezali s humorističnim nastopom pod vodstvom gdč. Bernardke Simrayh. Za umetniško izdelavo oblačil in mask pa gre z8*1' vala in pohvala ge. Slavim Sovan. Bravo! Ob koncu se je g. SimrayJ1 zahvalil kuharjem in kuharicam, svojemu odboru, in vsem požrtvovalnim rojakom, kis0 pripravili ta prijeten dogodek, in seveda vsem udeležencem z8 obisk. Mnogi rojaki so se zadržali v svojem novem toplem domu v Lemontu ob prijaznem kramljanju s prijatelji in sorodniki še pozno v popoldne! Nedeljska maša v Lemontu mijska maša Slovenske!!8 ;kega središča je vsako ne o ob 11. uri dopoldan v lostanski cerkvi Marije P° ;aj. Pridite, praznujmo ne o s slovenskim bogosiu ! Po maši se vedno ustav‘ za okrepčilo v Slovenske u. A Slovenski kulturni cen 8 P°m°^39 Lemont, 1L Tel. 7O8/243-067 t PrijatePs Pharmam 1st. Clair Ave. & H. 68 Sl. 36,'4 * *\ IZDAJAMO TUDI ZDRAVO.. ZA RAČUN POMOČI DR/A* OHIO. — AID FOR AGED PRESCRIPTIONS, vi je nai pol ( nik poi mu pro staj lož: pog nan mi kot gač V !et, SVo; POt žive Pi. kra: v Ri viji, tudi točn Pi arrie Prise skopa < ZD/ starš nik i Četrt 6ovc Pr jo. s veleF krat 8mer stvu. vali • Pine, nJa t viji. Le odp0 Žene čas r; Saraj vgla sem Saraj An stvo | velep, m0r s ^olet shingi venščj Zar ve!ep( Časa 5 steje Venda *8odb Victor Jackovich, ameriški veleposlanik v Sloveniji, obiskal časopisno hišo »Slovenec« Pogovor: Stikov med ZDA in Slovenijo ne more ogroziti ena poslovna poteza... Kor sledi, je bilo objavljeno v Slovencu 5. marca. Pogovor ie pripravila za objavo novinarka Matilda Kojič. Tekst Posredujemo v celoti. Ur. A D Obisk ameriškega veleposlanik3 je za vsako časopisno hišo Pomemben dogodek. Visoke-mu £°stu smo razkazali tudi Prostore in mu predstavili nagajanje našega časnika, pri-ožnost pa smo izrabili tudi za Pogovor. • Gospod veleposlanik, bi se nam za začetek z nekaj kratkimi besedami predstavili ne le kot d>Plomat, ampak tudi drugače? V diplomaciji delam ž let> torej od leta 1971, sv°jo diplomatsko poki P°tjo pa sem večino časa živel v Vzhodni in Južni E P1' ^ako sem bil dvakrat kratni Sovjetski zvezi, bil ^ omuniji, Bolgariji, Mc bi, kot diplomat pa sen u i v nekdanji Jugosk l°cneje v BiH. Pred 48 leti sem se ro< anteriški zvezni državi Io' Priseljenski družini; sem h o-litvanskega rodu, d a smo govorili hrvaške A so se priselili moji arši, tako da sem pred« ‘ tretjega rodu, moj sil „ rtega> kljub temu pa tuc g0^ri hrvaški jezik, reden sem prišel v Slo\ > sem bil od 1993 do 1 ^Poslanik v Sarajevu, d< am P3 Sem bil zaposle s. er,^kem zunanjem min Va|U ^eta 1991 so m d|i za vr ” ■- pine- kij, n* krize vUi. odnCt? 1992 $em bil na kon (g, ,g\le!a pa v Čeprav sem v"!"1 avstrijsk Sarajevu "0 ČaSa t--meriško zunanj N,rPr&|V^' shin«* SCm Pfeži VenšČine.U’kjersen velen'3?1 števi|nih ^an«tvaimr šteje zel° malo : venH 8a izrabim zgodt .tUdi Piš« tla m ’• kl večlnon 0l°J1h lastnih Tako pri branju kot pri pisanju se kar najbolje sprostim. • Ste drugi ameriški veleposlanik v samostojni Sloveniji. Koliko ste našo državo poznali že prej? Slovenijo sem prvič obiskal že v šestdesetih letih, ko sem na zagrebški Filozofski fakulteti dopolnilno študiral slavistiko. To je bilo, preden sem nastopil diplomatsko službo. Ker Ljubljana ni daleč od Zagreba, sem jo obiskal, bil pa sem tudi na Bledu. Od takrat se je seveda veliko stvari spremenilo, zdi pa se mi, da se ljudje niso spremenili. Opazil sem, da so Slovenci tako takrat kot tudi zdaj gojili svojo individualnost in svoje posebnosti. Odkar pa sem v Sloveniji kot veleposlanik, moram povedati, da so me zelo dobro sprejeli, ljudje so do mene zelo prijazni, na mojih številnih potovanjih po vaši lepi domovini se skušam čim več neposredno pogovarjati z ljudmi. Rad potujem anonimno, ob koncih tedna se sam vozim v avtomobilu, brez protokola in brez kravate. To je zame pravi užitek. • Kako presojate razvoj slo-vensko-ameriških stikov, morda tudi v luči zadnjega zapleta glede slovenskega nakupa vojaške opreme v izraelskem in ne v ameriškem podjetju? Na splošno menim, da so stiki med državama zelo dobri, in sicer na vseh področjih. Zelo so na primer razviti na vojaškem področju; konec lanskega leta je v Slovenijo prišel tudi ameriški vojaški ataše, kar je zelo pomembno, saj smo doslej to področje po- krivali z Dunaja. Omenil bi še obisk ameriških vojaških ladij v koprskem pristanišču in vrsto obiskov ameriških strokovnjakov. Naše veleposlaništvo si prizadeva za okrepitev stikov tudi na drugih področjih; v času svojega mandata si bom prizadeval za okrepitev predvsem gospodarskih stikov in trgovanja, saj mislim, da so ti stiki na sorazmerno nižji ravni, kot bi lahko bili; doseženi obseg sodelovanja pa ni tolikšen, kot bi lahko bil. Prizadeval si bom, da bi ameriški poslovneži bolje spoznali možnosti za sodelovanje na slovenskem trgu. Ameriški trg je, kot verjetno veste, zelo velik in odprt, zato bi ga Slovenija kot celoto težko osvojila. To pa ne pomeni, da zanjo v ZDA ni priložnosti; uveljaviti bi se morala na posameznih zemljepisnih območjih ZDA in ponujati tisto, kar imate boljšega kot drugi. Vrata so tudi vam, kot veste, na stežaj odprta. Zaradi znanega zapleta pri nakupu vojaške opreme, o katerem je poročal tudi vaš časnik, ki ga redno prebiram, naj pojasnim naslednje. To nikakor ni vplivalo na dobre stike med državama. Sestavni del ameriškega veleposlaništva je zagotoviti dejavno podporo ameriškim podjetjem v Sloveniji. To od nas pričakujejo naša uprava, vlada in kongres. Seveda pa gre ta podpora do neke meje - to pa je že vprašanje slovenske suverenosti oziroma pravice, da se kot suverena država sami odločite o čemer koli, torej v skladu z vaši- (dalje na str. 16) St. Vitus Parish Breakfast SUNDAY. MARCH 17.1996 In Auditorium 8:30 a.m. = 12 noon SAUSAGES & EGGS Juice - Rolls - Coffee Donation: Adults $4.1)1) . ci on DRAMA TSKO DRUŠTVO LILIJA uprizori veseloigro TROJČKI v nedeljo, 24. marca, ob 3.30 pop. v Slovenskem domu na Holmes Avenue INFORMACIJA SDSS SDSS predlaga spremembo volilne zakonodaje Ljubljana (po faxu) — V Sloveniji velja proporcionalni volilni sistem, v katerem volivci glasujejo za politične stranke. Zakon o volitvah v Državni zbor sicer vsebuje nekaj navideznih elementov večinskega volilnega sistema, kar pa povzroča predvsem veliko nepreglednost in nerazumljivost volilnega sistema za povprečnega volivca. Sedanji zakon ne zagotavlja enakomerne zastopanosti volilnih okrajev v parlamentu, ne omogoča odpoklica poslanca, ki deluje v nasprotju s predvolilnimi obljubami in je varljiv, saj volivci glas, ki ga zaupajo posameznemu kandidatu, dajo pravzaprav politični stranki. Različne raziskave javnega mnenja kažejo, da se slovensko volilno telo zavzema za neposredne volitve kandidatov namesto strankarskih list, za enakomerno zastopanost okrajev in odpoklic poslanca, ki ne izpolnjuje svojih dolžnosti. Sedanji zakon Slovencem, ki živijo izven meja matične domovine omogoča zgolj formalne, nikakor pa ne tudi realne možnosti volitev, čeprav je s tem kršena njihova volilna pravica. SDSS je zato v zakonodajni postopek vložila predlog zakona o volitvah poslank in poslancev, ki uvaja dvokrožni večinski volilni sistem in ki odpravlja večino slabosti sedanjega sistema. Omogoča neposredno volitev ljudi, enako- Visit Our Slovene American Auto Repair Shop! NOTTINGHAM AUTO BODY & FRAME Frame Straightening Collision Repair Painting 19425 St. Clair Avenue Tel. 481-1337 Michael Bukovec, Owner memo zastopanost volilnih okrajev, odpoklic poslanca, izvolitev tistih, ki na volitvah prejmejo absolutno večino glasov volivcev, ki so glasovali, in dva mandata za Slovence po svetu. Ker je nerealno pričakovati, da bo v sedanjem razmerju političnih sil v slovenskem parlamentu moč doseči dvetretjin-sko podporo predlaganim spremembam volilne zakonodaje, je predsedstvo SDSS sprejelo sklep, da predlaga zakonodajni referendum, na katerem bodo slovenski volivci sami odločali o predlaganih spremembah. V skladu z določili zakona je tako SDSS v torek, 5. marca 1996, vložila pobudo za zakonodajni referendum o predlaganih spremembah volilne zakonodaje. Prejeto 7.3.1996 BRALCI AMERIŠKE DOMOVINE: PRIPOROČAJTE NAŠ LIST! MALI OGLAS NAPRODAJ V SLOVENIJI Prodam novo, takoj vseljivo hišo v lepem kraju na Dolenjskem. 10 minut od železniške postaje. Za več informacije, kličite tel. štev. 261-9611. Joseph L. FORTUNA POGREBNI ZAVOD 5316 Fleet Ave. 641-0046 Moderni pogrebni zavod Ambulanca na razpolago podnevi in ponoči CENE NIZKE PO VAŠI ŽELJI! — Vladimir M. Rus Attorney - Odvetnik 6411 St. Clair (Slovenian National Home) 391-4000 Žele Funeral Home MEMORIAL CHAPEL LOCATED AT 452 E. 152 Street Phone 481-3118 Family owned and operated since 1908 Victor Jackovich (nadaljevanje s sir. 15) mi načeli in razumevanjem varnosti Slovenije. V odločitve glede vaše varnostne politike pa se nima pravice vpletati nobena druga država. Razmerje med ZDA in Slovenijo nikakor ni odvisno od ene poslovne poteze ene ali druge države, marveč od celotne pahljače dvostranskega sodelovanja. • ZDA podpirajo Slovenijo pri njenem prizadevanju za tesnejše približevanje evropskim in čezatlantskim povezavam. Zdaj se nam zaradi italijanskega oviranja najbolj zapleta pri podpisu pridružitve-nega sporazuma z Evropsko zvezo. Washington je pred kratkim ponudil posredniško pomoč pri reševanju nerešenih vprašanj med Ljubljano in Rimom. Koliko po vašem mnenju podpora ZDA kot svetovne velesile lahko pri tem pomaga Sloveniji? Slovensko javnost najbolj zanimajo prav omenjena vprašanja in prav tem tudi posvečam največ pozornosti. Odgovor nanje je zelo preprost. Menim, da ima Slovenija najboljše možnosti za postopno vključevanje v Evropsko zvezo in Nato, saj je že leta 1994 postala članica Partnerstvo za mir. Imate dobre možnosti, da postanete pridružena članica EZ, vendar pa šele potem, ko boste premostili nekatere začasne težave, ki jih imate z drugimi državami. Glede italijanskega oviranja Slovenije pri njenem približevanju EZ lahko poudarim, da V LJUBEČ SPOMIN 8. OBLETNICE NAŠEGA LJUBLJENEGA OČETA, STAREGA OČETA, TASTA, BRATA in STRICA ALOJZ FERLINC roj. 15. junija 1927 umrl 16. marca 1988 In še in še in vedno bolj prši sneg, naletava in sam sem sredi večnih polj in noga se mi pogrezava. Kje tihi si mi dom, ti sreča moja prava?... Nocoj kedaj te videl bom ti sreča moja prava?... Prostrane dalje mrak molči, prši sneg, zamrzava... ah, v srce, zdi se, naletava. Jos. Murn-Aleksandrov Žalujoči ostali: Christine Bartolotta, hčerka Robert Bartolotta, zet Matthew, vnuk; Jill, vnukinja ter sorodstvo v Sloveniji. Cleveland, Ohio, 14. marca 1996. o odnosih med ZDA in Slovenijo Dajte jim vi jesti! (nadaljevanje s str. 14) nekaj improviziranega. Samo prek potrpežljivega in odgovornega vzgojnega prizadevanja, ki se začne že v otroštvu, postane solidarnost način mišljenja neke osebe in zajame različna področja dejavnosti in odgovornosti. Potrebno je splošno oblikovanje in izostritev čuta, ki bosta zajela celotno družbo. K temu želi na svoj način prispevati katoliška Cerkev v prisrčnem sodelovanju z drugimi veroizpovedmi. Gre za temeljno obliko zavzemanja za človeka in za bratsko delitev. K tem naporom je treba pritegniti tudi revne ljudi same glede na njihove zmožnosti. 5. Dragi bratje in sestre! Ko vam predajam ta razmišljanja, da jih pod vodstvom vseh pastirjev posamič in skupno razvijate naprej, vas spodbujam k pomenljivim in oprijemljivim dejanjem, s katerimi se bo pomnožilo tistih nekaj hlebov in rib, ki jih imamo na voljo. To bo vaš dragocen prispevek k temu, da se lačnim pomaga v potrebi. Tako boste na pristno krščanski način preživeli postni čas, čas spreobrnjenja in sprave, ki nam ga podarja božja previdnost. Pri teh načrtih in prizadevanjih naj vas podpira in krepi moj apostolski blagoslov, ki vam ga rad naklanjam. Za vas prosim | Gospoda milosti, da bi po molitvi in pokori velikodušno stopili na pot, ki vodi k praznovanju velike noči. Janez Pavel 1L imajo ZDA enako odlične stike tako s Slovenijo kot z Italijo, pri čemer smo zelo zainteresirani, da državi čim prej uredita svoja odprta vprašanja. Na to pa Washington lahko vpliva le posredno. • Kako na podlagi vaših izkušenj Slovenijo poznajo Američani? Američani večinoma ne poznajo mesta in vloge Slovenije v svetu. Pri večini povprečnih Američanov je treba začeti na začetku: najprej jim je treba razložiti, kje Slovenija sploh je. Zelo pogosto jo mešajo z drugimi zemljepisnimi pojmi, kot na primer s Slavonijo in s Slovaško. Menim sicer, da je to razumljivo, saj imajo Američani svoje interese. Navaden človek iz Texasa težko loči med temi stvarmi. Sestavni del mojega poslanstva in menim, da tudi slovenskega veleposlaništva v ZDA, je, da ameriški družbi bolje predstavimo »slovensko resnico«. Razložiti je treba, kje je Slovenija, kakšni so Slovenci in kakšen je položaj Slovenije v Evropi ter kakšen je lahko njen prispevek k trdnosti v jugovzhodni Evropi. Vaša zemljepisna umestitev žal vpliva na mišljenje Američanov, saj na koncu pogosto vprašajo, ali je tudi v Sloveniji nevarno, kajti ne razumejo, da tukaj ni vojne. Američani, ki obiščejo Slovenijo, so praviloma zelo presenečeni nad lepoto pokrajine in nad tem, kako dobro Slovenci poznajo ZDA. Presenečeni so tudi nad visoko usposobljenostjo tukajšnjih strokovnjakov, saj je bolj ustrezno primerjati razvoj Slovenije z zahodnimi kot z vzhodnimi državami. Osupli so tudi nad dobrim znanjem angleškega jezika. • Pred kratkim se je Ameriki začela predvolilna kampanja za novembrske predsedniške volitve. Ta kampanja poteka predvsem v znamenju sporov glede uravnoteženja državnega proračuna, kar je »na lastni koži« občutilo tudi veliko državnih uslužbencev, med njimi veleposlaništva ZDA po svetu. Kaj ste počeli, ko ste bili kar dvakrat na tako imenovanem prisilnem dopustu? Tukajšnje veleposlaništvo tega ni čutilo »na lastni koži«. Omenjeni spor je prizadel predvsem večje vladne urade in agencije v Združenih državah. V našem veleposlaništvu je zaposlenih zelo malo ljudi, zato smo se zaradi obilice opravkov odločili, da si »dopusta« preprosto ne moremo privoščiti, tako da je v tem času naše veleposlaništvo delovalo v polni sestavi. Omenjeni spor pa izhaja predvsem iz globokih razlik med politično filozofijo demokratov in republikancev. Jasno pa je, da tudi v Ameriki, tako kot povsod po svetu, večino volilnega telesa bolj kot zunanjepolitična vprašanja zanimajo predvsem domače teme. • V ZDA se je v zgodovini izselilo tudi okoli 250.000 Slovencev. Prav ti so veliko prispevali k temu, da je vaša država priznala Slovenijo. Ali ste morda seznanjeni z življenjem in delom naših rojakov v njihovi novi domovini? Med njimi so namreč tudi nekatera znana imena, kot na primer kongresnik James Oberstar, guverner Ohia George Voino-vich in Jože Bernik, predsednik Svetovnega slovenskega kongresa. Vedno sem imel stike z ameriškimi Slovenci, saj sem tudi sam po rodu iz priseljene družine. Prve stike sem navezal že v otroštvu. V državah, kjer sem delal, sem imel tudi veliko uradnih stikov s Slovenci. Ugotovil sem, da zelo dobro poznajo in presojajo krizne razmere v bliži ' soseščini, kar mi je pri mojem takratnem delu zelo pomagalo. Osebno poznam gospoda Georgea Voinovicha, z gospodom Jožetom Bernikom pa sem se seznanil v Sloveniji. Na žalost pa še nisem utegnil obiskati Clevelanda, ki kot središče slovenskega izseljenstva v ZDA velja za Slovenijo v malem. Menim, da je Slovencem v Ameriki uspelo napredovati in se vključiti v tamkajšnjo družbo, ne da bi pri tem izgubili svojo narodno identiteto ter pozabili na svojo dediščino in kulturo. Opazil sem tudi, da je pri Slovencih zelo pomembna zavest o ohranjanju slovenskega jezika. Brez tega bi bilo po mojem zelo težko ohraniti vašo državnost in neodvisnost. Iz spoštovanja do tega sem se odločil, da se bom tudi sam naučil slovenščine. • Bi morda še sami kaj sporočili našim bralcem? Želim še enkrat poudariti, da bom skušal po svojih najboljših močeh prispevati k poglabljanju že doslej odličnih stikov med ZDA in Slovenijo, ki je s svojo uspešnostjo zgled za druge nove demokratične države v tem delu sveta. Hkrati bi rad izrazil prepričanje, da ni nobenega razloga, da bi bila suverenost Slovenije kdaj koli zanikana. Ste samostojna in neodvisna država, mi pa smo tukaj tudi zato, da vam pomagamo, da kot taka ostane del demokratične mednarodne skupnosti. Informacija SDSS Prejeto po faxu iz Ljubljane 13. marca zjutraj 1. SLS podpira sodelovanje strank slovenske pomladi, SKD še vedno ni odgovorila. Na delovni predlog Sporazuma o skupnem nastopu strank slovenske pomladi na državnozborskih volitvah, ki ga je SDSS sredi februarja poslala Slovenski ljudski stranki (SLS) in Slovenskim krščanskim demokratom (SKD), še vedno ni jasnih odgovorov. SLS se sicer načeloma strinja s predlogom, SKD pa se jasnemu odgovoru izmika. Kljub temu, da so SKD obljubili odgovor na pobudo za sodelovanja do 10. marca, besede niso držali. 2. Predsednik državnega zbora ni določil rok za zbiranje podpisov za referendum (»Informacija SDSS z dne 7. marca 1996, gl. str. 15 v AD danes). Socialdemokrati so zato v ponedeljek zaradi kršenja človekovih pravic vložili ustavno pritožbo na ustavno sodišče in zaradi kršitve zakona o referendumu sprožili upravni spor na vrhovnem sodišču. 3. Združena lista (nekdanji komunisti) je obdržala v vladi osem državnih sekretarjev. ZL je tudi po formalnem izstopu iz vlade v njej obdržala kar osem državnih sekretarjev v najpomembnejših resorjih vlade. Slovenska javnost zaradi tega dejstva in glasovanja poslancev ZL v parlamentu, kjer le-ti še naprej podpiraj0 vlado, vse bolj dvomi v iskrenost ih avtentičnost izstopa ZL iz vlade. NOVI GROBOVI (nadaljevanje s sir. 13) Rogowski, sestra Franka ‘n Mary Žagar. Pogreb je bil v oskrbi Brickmanovega zavoda 9. marca s sv. mašo v cerkv* sv. Paskala Bajlonskega in P°' kopom na Vernih duš pokopa-lišču. Joseph E. Kozely Dne 10. marca je umrl 91 let stari Joseph E. Kozely, vdovec po Ann, roj. Schmidt, °*e I Josepha, stari oče Johna, bra1 Helen Konkoy ter že P0*0 Frances, Philipa, Amelie zniak in Williama. Pogreb )e bil 13. marca s sv. mašo v cer kvi Ascension na Puritas Ave> s pokopom na Holy Cross P° kopališču. 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Hočem reči, da se bo vsa stvar tekom treh dejanj postopoma tako zamotala, da najbrž še režiser ne ve, kako se bo izteklo in vse skupaj razmotalo. Samo to vem, da me režiser ni pustil gledati vaje do konca. Torej tretjega dejanja nisem nič videl, saj sem bil že na koncu drugega tako zmešan, da bi kmalu pozabil, kje sem doma. Pa me je režiser opomnil, da je najbolje, da grem po drugem dejanju domov, dokler sem še v stanju najti svojo hišo. Tako, vidite, stvar stoji. In ko so mi rekli, naj kaj napišem, sem se za ušesi popraskal, kaj naj pa napišem, če pa ne vem kako se bo vsa stvar iztekla. Zato sem si že sedaj zagotovil vstopnico za 24. marca popoldne. Začeli bodo, kot so dejali, točno ob pol štirih popoldne. Tudi to so mi zagotovili, da bo smeha na pretek. To se pravi: igra bo zabavna. Saj drugače ne more biti, če je veseloigra. Tako, sedaj veste, kako stvar stoji. Pridite v nedeljo, 24. marca, ob pol štirih popoldne v Slovenski dom na Holmes Ave., da bomo lahko skupno ugotovili, kakšen bo tisti konec, katerega jaz nisem smel videti. Najbrž se je režiser bal, da bi jaz ne izdal kakšno skrivnost, za kaj se gre in kako? Torej na svidenje! Sedaj pa da neham z naslovom, kot je Prav: NIČ NI TAKO SKRITO, DA NE BI BILO ENKRAT OČI-T0 LILIJ AŠ Tuka Debevec, učitelj na slovenski srednji šoli v Argentini Ne učimo se samo iz koristoljubja Proti koncu tečaja za uči je in učiteljice iz Argentine A vstralije, ki je bilo v Slove P Pretekli mesec, je novii lovenca Zvone Žigon int vjuval enega teh, 29-letm Luke Debevca iz Buenos Ai Sa> o delovanju slovenskih v teJ deželi. Pogovor posret Jemo našim bralcem. Ur. / * Morda bo najbolje, če Najprej predstavite brale ovenča - s čim se ukvarja 0 ne učite, kaj poučujete sl°venski šoli? 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Tudi otroci iz mešanih zakonov lahko lepo tekoče govorijo slovensko, za tiste, ki imajo težave z jezikom, pa imamo posebne tečaje. Mnogi od teh dosežejo tako visoko raven, da se lahko vpišejo v srednješolski tečaj, v katerem je raven slovenskega jezika že precej visoka. Še vedno pa velja pravilo, da zanesljivo znajo slovensko tisti, ki doma govorijo slovensko. Vsi, ki se vpišejo v srednješolski tečaj, ga navadno tudi končajo. Seveda se dogaja, da mladi med seboj govorijo špansko. To je namreč doba, v kateri menijo, da se lahko tako bolje izražajo, udobneje je. A spet pride čas, ko te nagovorijo v čisti slovenščini. • Ali je med slovenskim šolanjem pred nastankom samostojne demokratične Slovenije in po njej kakšna razlika? Dijaki petega letnika srednješolskega tečaja redno prihajajo na maturantski izlet v Slovenijo, kar je gotovo velika razlika v primerjavi s prejšnjimi rodovi. Izlet je namreč velika motivacija, saj mnogi prvič vidijo domovino svojih staršev. Mnogim je navdušenje nad Slovenijo kot samostojno državo ostalo, saj je končno postala nekaj otipljivega, tisto, o čemer so se leta in leta učili in sanjali v Argentini, postane resničnost. Precej se jih kasneje odloči za vnovičen obisk, nekateri pa celo ostanejo, za nekaj časa ali za vedno. Dobivamo tudi precej gradiva za poučevanje, predvsem knjige, pa tudi nekaj videokaset. Gotovo je pohvale vredna (dalje na str. 19) Kelih sv. Benedikta - delo arhitekta Jožeta Plečnika Papežev stol arhitekta Janeza Suhadolca Te ilustracije v zvezi z obiskom papeža Janeza Pavla II. v Slovenijo maja letos so vzete iz brošurice »Papež med nami«, ki je bila priloga tednika Družina POGLED NA OLTAR ZNANSTVENO POROČILO Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino Ključne značilnosti slovenske politike v letih 1929-1955 XIX adaljevanje V Slove i so začeli nov si- stem uvaj leta 1952. Tega leta je ob sprostila notra- njo trgovi in devizno poslo- vanje, re anizirala bančni- štvo in u\ tla letne družbene plane. Leta 1954 so gospodarski sistem preoblikovali in dopolnili z določili o pravnem redu osnovnih sredstev, z uvedbo novega sistema delitve dohodka, investcij itd. Leta 1955 je moralo državno vodstvo priznati, da niti s političnega niti z ekonomskega stališča ni več mogoče zagovarjati dotedanje usmeritve gospodarstva, s katero so prvo desetletje po koncu druge svetovne vojne razvijali predvsem težko industrijo in elektrogospodarstvo, obenem pa dopuščali le počasno napredovanje drugih gospodarskih panog in počasno rast družbenega standarda. S sprejetimi načeli nove razvojne politike novembra 1955 je težka industrija končno izgubila prednostni položaj. Uveljavljeni sta bili načeli ena-kovrednejšega vrednotenja vseh gospodarskih panog in njihovega skladnejšega razvoja ter večje skrbi za izboljšanje življenjskega standarda prebivalstva. Prva polovica petdesetih let je prinesla precejšnje spremembe tudi v oskrbi prebivalstva. Sistem zagotovljene preskrbe je bil ukinjen oktobra 1951, ko so bile nakaznice zamenjane z denarnimi nadomestili. Od srede leta 1952 je bilo določeno, da se za vsako do tedaj racionirano blago uvedejo tržne cene. S tem je bilo racio-nirane in zagotovljene preskrbe dejansko konec in oskrba prebivalstva je postala odvisna od delovanja trgovskih podjetij in od višine zaslužka vsakega potrošnika. Do postopnih sprememb je prihajalo tudi v kmetijstvu. Oblast je počasi odpravila administrativne ukrepe, ki jih je v kmetijstvo vpeljala po koncu vojne (odkupi, obvezna oddaja in kolhozno zadružništvo). Člani zadrug so lahko iz zadruge izstopili in postali samostojni individualni lastniki svoje zemlje. Svobodnejše trgovanje je kmetom, zlasti bogatejšim, omogočalo večji zaslužek, s katerim so lahko kupovali zemljo revnejših kmetov, ki jim majhna posest ni zagotavljala preživljanja. To je pri oblasti zbudilo strah pred krepitvijo zasebnega sektorja v kmetijstvu in razslojevanjem na vasi, zato je bila izvedena »druga agrarna reforma«. Zakon o kmetijskem zemljiškem skladu splošnega ljudskega premoženja in o dodeljevanju zemlje kmetijskim organizacijam iz maja 1953 je v bistvu uveljavil nacionalizacijo vse zemlje nad zemljiškim maksimumom, določenim na 10 ha obdelovalne površine. Ta je postala državna lastnina, ki so jo dodeljevali v uporabo kmetijskim zadrugam in kombinatom. V Sloveniji je bilo s tem zakonom nacionaliziranih 27,6% zasbenih kmetijskih posestev, vendar je zasebna lastnina v kmetijstvu prevladovala; 96% kmečkih gospodarstev je bilo v zasebnem sektorju. Individualni kmetje so imeli takrat 262.000 ha orne zemlje (94,7%). V kulturi je bilo odmik od sovjetskega kulturnega modela zaznati že leta 1949, do spremembe kulturnopolitične linije pa je prišlo v naslednjih letih. Prenos odločanja na nižje oblastne forume je bil sprva le navidezen, saj je center idejnega odločanja še nekaj let ostal agitprop partije. Po javno objavljenih kritikah socialističnega realizma in slabih posledicah posnemanja sovjetskega kulturnega modela pa je prišlo do dokončnega razhoda v letu 1952. S tretjim kongresom Zveze književnikov Jugoslavije, oktobra 1952 v Ljubljani, je bil v Jugoslaviji simbolično pokopan socialistični realizem, nekaj mesecev kasneje pa je ZKJ ukinila še agitpropovski aparat. Z ukinitvijo agitpropovskega aparata se ZK ni odrekla težnji po podrejanju kulture in kulturnih ustanov. Njena taktika se je spremenila v tem smislu, da ni več vsiljevala svoje ideologije z ostrimi političnimi ukrepi, temveč je k istemu cilju težila z bolj demo- kratičnimi sredstvi. Sredi petdesetih let je oblast sprejela nove zakonske akte, ki so povsem na novo opredelili odnos države do kulturnih ustanov. Kot inačica delavskega samoupravljanja v tovarnah je bil uveden sistem družbenega upravljanja kulturnih ustanov. V kulturnih ustanovah so morali oblikovati u-pravne odbore (UO) kot naj-višje organe ustanove. Oblastni organi so imeli pravico imenovati večino članov UO, le manjši del pa so jih imenovali člani kolektiva sami. »Zunanje« člane, ki jih je v UO imenoval ustanovitelj, so izbirali v ustreznih komisijah CK ZKS in predsedstva Socialistične zveze delovnega ljudstva Slovenije, tako da so bili izbrani bolj po političnih in manj po strokovnih merilih. Zahteve po zgolj politični ustreznosti posameznika so sicer sredi petdesetih let izgubile na veljavi in se je političnim zahtevam pridružila še strokovna usposobljenost kulturnega ustvarjalca in umetnika. Prevlada takih članov v UO pa je vseeno omogočala, da so imela v nesoglasjih med politiko in stroko še vedno večjo težo politična merila. Ideološko vprašanje je bilo še vedno v ospredju, kar se je pokazalo v ustanovitvi ideološke komisije pri CK ZKS leta 1956 in v vrsti afer in obračunov s kulturniško opozicijo v petdesetih letih. V vodstvu ZKS pa se je že začela prepoznavati reformistična struja, ki se je v začetku šestdesetih let skupaj z intelektualno opozicijo (kar je bila novost) začela upirati beograjskemu centralizmu in srbskemu »hegemonizmu«, nekaj kasneje pa previdno odpirati pot »liberalnim« reformam. V osnovnih značilnostih se jugoslovanski in slovenski tip socializma tudi od petdesetih (dalje na sir. 20) Slovenska Skupnost v New Yorku Vas vabi na smučanje v Breckenridge, Colorado New York’s Slovenian community cordially invites you to join skiers from Toronto, Cleveland and Slovenia to Ski Colorado ONLY $795 BRECKENRIDGE SKI RESORT K \ KEYSTONE RESORT ‘COLORADO 1 I 4^w ARAPAHOE BASIN fl V THE LEGEND LODGING AT BRECKENRIDGE: Sawmill Creek fully-equipped, spacious condominiums. 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Za hip se ustavimo tam, kjer teče bistra Mura, Jer Štrki delajo gnezda za svoje mladiče, kjer so Pisani travniki, kjer je zlato polje pšeničnega , a^3, kjer so hiše, hišice našega spomina, kjer nzi govorijo o trdnem snu naših najdražjih, ki so šli pred nami. Skušali bomo obuditi spomin na velike može, °rmarsikaterem smo že kaj slišali, morda kaj .r *• Danes pa posvetimo pozornost enemu lnienu. Miklčšu Kuzmiču, prvemu prekmurskemu katoliškemu pisatelju-duhovniku, ki so mu v rr5®'*.etn*c* njegovega rojstva, 13. sept. 1987, °lnjih Slavečih, na bregu Kukojca, odkrili spominsko ploščo. . /iej je zapisano: »Blizu te hiše, na Kukoj-*’ se -*e 15. sept. 1737. narodil Milčš Kuzmič, Vl Prekmurski katoliški pisatelj-duhovnik«. ven ,0z^ravljen, Mikloš, Ti slava Slovenov, slots S.„ega naroda sonce in žarek, lepota (Simon ki rw’ Ob 250-letnici postavili duhovni- 1 okrogline SLOVENSKE.« tol ■tCm $boc*u beremo v Stopinjah med drugim isk6 >>BHa ie Pesem, cerkvena in ljudska, bila je klo^"3 izpoved ljubezni do vseh, ki so v prete-biloSt! sejaH med ljudstvom omiko in kulturo, *• sv°jim pestrim sporedom utrjevanje £a$ Ruskega spomina, saj iz njega raste za naš slov 3 ° potreben narodni ponos. To je praznik Prv TS*CC ,*3ese(le’ ki jo je v Prekmurju utrjeval ‘ atoliški pisatelj pred dvema stoletjima.« tyUr razstavi literarnih del Miklčša Kuzmiča v i2 1 Soboti, je spregovoril tudi njegov rojak temh° ni‘b Slaveč, dr. Anton Vratuša, 29. sep-»j/a 1^87. Med drugim je povedal: sPost ra8° m* ie’ se udeležim današnje slove-D°god°k °tVOritvi razstave ° Miklčšu Kuzmiču, bošk 6 ’ k'.nas ie Privabil v te lepe prostore soda egalerije, ima za razvoj slovenskega naroben po ^Uro *n Rabo in njegove kulture pose-najste°men nas nazaj v zgodnja leta osem-| spoj 8a ?toletja, v čase, ko so tuji fevdalci go-živeij od1 V p°krajini, kjer so Slovenci stoletja ko So trgan' °d večine slovenskega naroda in doma*86 t0d p°javile prve slovenske knjige v Miki narečju- del°vaif8eV° duhovniško in splošno kulturno ge, naJe’ Predvsem pa njegove cerkvene knji-slovenskSane.V sončnem prekmurskem narečju stv° v obr8a iez*ka, so opravile veliko poslan-ljudske k sl°venstva in v boju za napredek ju in pn-VUre 'n izobrazbe naroda v Prekmur-urabju.« v Toront^1*-’ da ne b° odveč, še se tudi Slovenci Velikana *n °k°lici priklonimo spominu tega delavca ’ Pl*atelja» pesnika, solnika, socialnega brih tride*^6 VSCm pa zglednega duhovnika. Do-1840, je .Ct *et P° njegovi smrti, okoli leta ^bzmiču (IS.ate*i dožef Košič zapisal o Miklčšu v dobrejp ° C ^®ovensko liidstvo ga ima vedno v Poštenj;8?^'11'' ga’ skoro bi djao, kak sveča l°le: »dq. 'v *-<( Isti je v verzih ovekovečil tudi davilo e koli se bo nad slovenskem nčbo S*ayilo.« et°ga Plebanuša bo vsako dobro srce Xtild6-LJENJE M1KL0ŠA KUZMIČA katere p.‘SC J"e nar°dil v družini očeta Janoša in 8°j ° je rabete Kuzmič, rojene HI1. Prvo vz-^°jega ° lval v svoji verni družini, v okolici Gradu. Jslnega doma ter v župnijski šoli pri S°Vni,50ii Se je odpravil v višje šole. Rilskem v ,k°nČal gimnazijo in f.lozofijo v ?3 končal , !8'JU V Gy6ru- Prav tam je leta > ^°loike Rudije in bil 28. avg. dv°rni kani " V duhovnika. Tri mesece je bil P an v Gornje lendavskem gradu pri grofu* Nadasdyju, ki mu je morda pomagal pri študiju, saj mu je Kuzmič posvetil eno izmed svojih pesmi. Od 15. dec. 1763 do svoje smrti 11. aprila 1804 je bil župnik in dekan pri sv. Benediktu v Kančevcih. Tu v Kančevcih je žup-nikoval in ustvarjal v svojem lesenem župnišču za svojo Slovensko okroglino več kot 40 let. Miklčš Kuzmič je bil dober duhovni pastir svojim župljanom, kakor tudi za mnoge evangeličane, ki so se pogosto zatekali k njemu. Veliko časa in življenjskih moči mu je jemala slovenska beseda in delo zanjo. Vzgajal je, učil, rotil svoje sobesednike ne le s prižnice z versko vzgojo, temveč tudi s knjigo in tiskano besedo. Verjel je v moč pisane besede, verjel v svojega človeka, verjel v slovenstvo. Svojega rojstnega kraja se je rad spominjal in ga uvekovečil z zapisom na svojem nagrobniku: V DOLJN1H SLAVEČIH SEM SE RODIL IN ZA MIKLOSA KRŠČEN BIL. SO KUZMIČ MI PRIIMEK DALI, V IVANOVCIH ME POKOPALI. CERKVENO ZGODOVINSKI OKVIR — SLOVENSKE KRAJINE Povezovanje prednikov današnjih Prekmurskih Slovencev v Spodnji Panoniji k zahodnoevropski kulturni celoti se začenja z njihovim pokristjanjevanjem. Podobno kot karantanski Slovenci so tudi panonski Slovenci sprejeli vero Salzburga. Leta 798 je Karel Veliki poslal salzburškega škofa Arna med panonske Slovence. Še isto leto se je vrnil in s kraljevim dovoljenjem poslal v Panonijo Teodorika. Njegova oblast je obsegala Karantanijo in Spodnjo Panonijo, vse do Drave. Tako je Teodorik, kot pokrajinski škof, združeval Slovence z obeh bregov Mure v eno upravno enoto. Njegov naslednik Oton je imel oblast samo še v Karantaniji, ker je Spodnja Panonija bila neposredno, kot poseben arhidia-konat, podrejena Salzburgu. Okoli leta 840 se je naselil v Spodnji Panoniji knez Pribina s sinom Kocljem. Njegova oblast se je raztezala na vzhodu do Donave, na severovzhodu do Rabe, na zahodu do Karantanije, na jugu do Drave. Ob reki Zali je zgradil utrdbo -Blatograd, ki je postal tudi versko središče. Leta 850 je nadškof Liupram (836-859) posvetil v Blatogradu cerkev Matere Božje in postavil dvornega duhovnika Dominika za nadduhovni-ka. Znana so še imena nadaljnjih nadduhovni-kov: Svarnagal, Altfrid, Rihpald. (Zver) Nato napočeto delo med panonskimi Slovenci sta se naslonila na sv. brata Ciril in Metod ob prihodu k knezu Koclju (869). Ko je papež Janez VIII. ustanovil novo nadškofijo pod Metodovim vodstvom, je bil njen sedež v letih 869-874 v Blatogradu. Z gotovostjo lahko trdimo, da je ozemlje sedanjega Prekmurja spadalo k Metodovi nadškofiji, saj je Kocljeva kneževina na jugu mejila na Dravo. (Zver) Pod madžarsko cerkveno upravo je Prekmurje moglo priti šele po ustanovitvi zahodnih madžarskih škofij, kar se je zgodilo v Gyoru okoli leta 998, v Veszprčmu 1102. Ozemlje med Muro in Rabo je bilo obrobna pokrajina zunaj obrambne črte, vendar pa v območju obrambnega pasu. Zato tudi ni bilo priključeno v županijski upravni sistem, ki je bil vpeljan v 10. in 11. stoletju. Ker pa se je Madžarska cerkvena uprava ravnala po civilni, je bilo Prekmurje izvzeto iz Madžarske cerkvene uprave. Med letom 955-1075 je prekmursko ozemlje zopet opravljal Salzburg. (Smej) Madžarski kralj Ladislav (1077-1095) je vključil Prekmurje v madžarsko civilno in s tem tudi pod cerkveno upravo. Isti kralj je leta 1094 ustanovil novo škofijo v Zagrebu in je celotno Prekmurje, gornje in dolnje, priključil k le-tej. Toda po sporih zavoljo te pripadnosti so leta 1176 Ravenski in Gorički del Prekmurja pripojili Gydr-ski škofiji. Tako so prekmurski Slovenci ostali cerkvenoupravno razcepljeni 700 let. Ta razmejitev je za razvoj slovenske besede na tem ozemlju zelo pomembna. Vpliv zagrebške škofije s hrvaškimi in kajkavskimi duhovniki, pozneje tudi knjigami, je namreč zaradi podobnosti v jeziku ugodno deloval na ohranjanje slovenskega jezika. (Konec prihodnjič) O slovenskih šolah v Argentini (nadaljevanje s str. 17) zamisel o izpopolnjevanju učiteljev v Sloveniji. Tako lahko svoje vtise in nove izkušnje prenašamo na svoje učence, pa tudi v nas samih se slovenska zavest »osveži«. • Kakšen je pomen tovrstnega izpopolnjevanja? Se vam zdi, da je mogoče na področju sodelovanja med slovenskimi šolami po svetu in matico še kaj izboljšati? Menim, da bi bilo zanimivo razmisliti o pobudi, da bi učenci sami prihajali na izobraževanje v Slovenijo, predvsem tisti, ki so uspešni in jih stvar res zanima. Kakšnih drugih predlogov pravzaprav nimam. S seminarjem sem zelo zadovoljen - imeli smo zanimiva in poučna predavanja in odlične kospitacije po osnovnih in srednjih šolah. Zelo nas je obogatil tudi stik z učenci in učitelji kot osebnostmi, način, kako nekdo dela, misli, čuti. Za tovrstne stike je bilo zaradi natrpanega urnika kar premalo časa. Nekateri od nas bi si morda želeli spoznati tudi druge, zasebne šole, kot na primer Zavod sv. Stanislava, gimnazijo v Želimljah itd. • Kako kot zunanji opazovalec presojate izobraževanje v Sloveniji? Vse šole, ki smo jih videli, so se mi zdele zelo dobre, kljub temu, da sem se zavedal, da so med najboljšimi, kar so nam povedali sami organizatorji. Zadovoljen sem z ravnjo poučevanja in sodelovanja učencev, ure so zelo razgibane. Morda mi ni bilo všeč to, da vsi zelo poudarjajo koristnost - znanje naj bi učenci pridobivali, da bi od njega imeli (gmotno) korist. To pa ni najpomembnejše. Najprej se je treba zavedati, da si pridobivaš znanje zato, da si razširjaš obzorje, da si zadovoljen s samim znanjem in z njim laže potuješ skozi življenje. • Kaj boste povedali svojim učencem po vrnitvi? Gotovo jim bom najprej pokazal vse fotografije, sicer pa... Nikoli v življenju še nisem imel toliko zamisli za poučevanje kot doslej. V Sloveniji sem že četrtič, a to, kar sem pridobil v teh kratkih dneh, želim dajati drugim vse svoje življenje. Poln sem vtisov; moja glavna naloga bo svoje navdušenje za slovenski jezik in Slovenijo prenašati na druge. • Imate tudi vi namen priti za dlje časa v domovino staršev? Da, predvidoma čez leto ali dve, po poti odličnih pevcev Janeza Vasleta in Marka Finka, ki sta prav tako kot jaz študirala v Teatru Colon in prišla v Evropo oziroma v Slovenijo. Tu imam že brata in sestro... Rojaki! Priporočajte Ameriško Domovino svojim slovenskim prijateljem in znancem! KOLEDAR MAREC 17. — Federacija Slov. narodnih domov priredi banket v SND na St. Clair Ave. 22. — Koncert Ribniškega okteta v SDD na Waterloo Rd. Pričetek ob 7.30 zv. Sponzorirajo slovenski pevski zbori v Clevelandu. 23. — Primorski klub priredi »Primorski večer« v SND na St. Clair Ave. 24. — Dram. društvo Lilija uprizori veseloigro »Trojčki« v Slov. domu na Holmes Ave. Pričetek ob 3.30 pop. APRIL 6. do 16. — Slovenska skupina v New Yorku ima smučarski izlet v Breckinridge, Colo. 13. — Tabor DSPB ima spomladanski družabni večer z večerjo in plesom v Slov. domu na Holmes Ave. 13. — Pevski zbor Jadran ima spomladanski koncert v SDD na Waterloo Rd. Večerja od 5. do 6.30 zv., koncert ob 7h. Sledi pler 21. — St. Clairski upokojenci prirede kosilo v SND na St. Clair Ave. Serviranje se prične ob lh pop., zabava traja do 5. pop. 27. — Pevski zbor Zarja ima spomladanski koncert v SDD na Recher Ave. MAJ 4. — Slov. šola pri sv. Vidu priredi materinsko proslavo v farni dvorani. Pričetek ob 6.30 zv. 25. — Balincarski klub Slovenske pristave priredi piknik na SP. 26. — Društvo DSPB vabi na spominsko sv. mašo pri Lurški Materi božji na Chardon Rd. Maša ob 12. uro opoldne. JUNIJ 2. — Otvoritev Slovenske pristave. 9. — Slov. šola pri Mariji Vnebovzeti prireja piknik na Slovenski pristavi. Ob 12h maša, sledita kosilo in ples. 15. in 16. — Tabor DSPB ima spominsko proslavo pri Spominski kapelici na Slovenski pristavi. Maša ob lih dop. 16. junija, v spomin na pomorjene domobrance in za žrtve v času revolucije. 30. — »Slovenski dan« na Slovenski pristavi. JULIJ 14. — Misijonska Znamkar- ska Akcija pripravi piknik na Slovenski pristavi, začenši s sv. mašo ob 12. uri opoldne. SEPTEMBER 1L — Fantje na vasi imajo koncert v SND na St. Clair Ave. Pričetek ob 7h zv. 15. — Vinska trgatev na Slovenski pristavi. 27.-29. — Praznovanje 80. obletnice ustanovitve župnije sv. Cirila v New Yorku. 29. — Društvo DSPB sponzorira romanje k Materi božji v Frank, Ohio. Misijonska srečanja in pomenki 1123. Križev pot osmih ruandskih bogoslovcev, ki so jih podpirali naši MZA dobrotniki bogoslovske akcije, začenši v maju 1991 in v marcu 1992, medtem ko so bili štirje v mašnike posvečeni tik pred neusmiljenim pobijanjem med plemeni Hutu in Tutsi. To so bili novomašniki letnika 1992: Wenceslav Munyeshkaya, podpiran od župnika Jožefa Snoja iz Kalifornije; Venuste Ndahimana, s pomočjo C.W.L. Elmvale, Ontario, iz bivše župnije g. Franceta Turka, župnika sv. Cecilije v Torontu, Kanada; Alexis Kajumba, blagoslovljen z darovi ge. Joan Atance iz župnije Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scarborough, Ont.; Anastase Rucognoza, ki je bil dan v zameno za Venant Nshimiyima, po njegovem izstopu v 3. letniku teologije, predsednici MZA Joliet Mariji Jeretina in njenim dvem bratom. O teh trenutno nimamo podatkov in ne vemo, če so še živi, ker je veliko domačih duhovnikov v hudih pokoljih zadnji dve leti bilo umorjenih, kot vemo iz ugotovljenih statistik v številkah, seveda brez imen. Škof Gahamanyi iz Butare, katerega bogoslovce smo podpirali vsaj že od leta 1982 in doživeli veliko ordinacij, je ostal med živimi škofi, medtem ko je od petih, po umoru treh, ostalo le dvoje živih in ti opravljajo po odločitvi Vatikana tudi sosednje škofije, ki so ostale brez ordinarija, to je krajevnega škofa, odgovornega za svoje ljudstvo. Kljub številni naši pošti in različnim poizkušenim načinom, kako vzpostaviti stik z njim, nam ni uspelo niti izvedeti, če je naš MZA ček za 1994 pomoč v redu dobil. Bil je za 8 bogoslovcev v znesku $2400. Pred nekaj meseci se nam je oglasil eden od osmih kandidatov, ki je v ruandskih bojih zbežal v sosednjo državo Burundi in nadaljeval študije v enem tamkajšnjih semenišč. Ko so se razmere v Ruandi malo normalizirale, se je vrnil tja in bil 23. aprila 1995 v ma-šnika posvečen. Podpirala sta ga Frank in Cilka Kozar iz Toronta. Novomašnik Jean Baptiste Gahamanyi je sedaj od januarja upravitelj ene župnije v škofijskem mestu Butare in nam je 26. januarja odgovoril na naše zadnje pismo, oddal škofu naše pismo zanj in izčrpno poročal o njegovih sedmih sošolcih. Poročilo je žalostno za trpeče bogoslovce škofije Butare. Innocent Gakwaya in Aphro- dis Uwayezu sta bila posvečena v mašnika 23. aprila 1995, kot J.B. Gahamanyi, in sta oba na različnih župnijah v dušnem pastirstvu. Prvega je vzdrževal pet let s $500 kan. letno moj sobrat in prijatelj Tone Zrnec iz Toronta. Drugega uboga škotska vdova Catherine Brassard iz fare Marijinega Brezmadežnega Srca v Scarborough, Ont., velika in dolgoletna dobrotnica župnije s predanim sodelovanjem v njej. Diakon Pascal Yilirwahandi končuje študije Grand Semi-naire de Nyakibanda v Butare in bo ordiniran letos v juliju. Podpira ga zadnja leta vdova Anita Beaulieu iz Victorie, Anton M. LAVRISHA Attorney-at-Law (Odvetnik) 18975 Villaview Road at Neff 692-1172 Complete Legal Services B.C., Kanada. Prvo leto je zanj daroval enoletno pomoč kan. $350 župnik Franc Turk iz St. Patrick’s, Phelpston, Ontario. Emmanuel Hakizimana, podpiran od družine dr. Valentina Meršola iz Chagrin Fallsa, Ohio, in Eugene Ndayisaba, ob pomoči C.W.L. Elmvale, Ont., sta trenutno še v begunstvu, v sosednji državi Zaire (bivši Belgijski Kongo, kjer sta dolga leta delovala v škofiji Leopoldville, danes Kinšasa, lazarista, brata Marcel in Karel Kerševan. Upanje obstaja, da na svoji poti vztrajata, kot smo mi v begunstvu 1945 iščoč novih potov, kako preživeti in z življenjem v pravo smer nadaljevati. Kot lepo v Ameriki drug drugega vzpodbujamo: “You have got to go on with your life.” Emmanuel Gashegu, ki ga podpira vsa leta župnik dr. Pavel Krajnik iz Loraina, Ohio, je v ječi in pismo ne pove, česa ga dolžijo. Antoine Rugambarara, ki je dobival prvo leto pomoč od dobrotnikov iz Minneapolisa, Minn., je bil zadnja leta z $1200 podprt od družine Štefana in Ane Novak iz Scarbo-roughja, Ont. Pismo pove samo, da je bil v medsebojnih bojih v državi ubit. Ta je doživel, kot mnogi slovenski bogoslovci leta 1945 in nekaj let poprej, krono mučeništva, ko je padel za svojo vero. Naj mu bo Bog večni Plačnik. Obema dobrotnikoma pa naj njegova priprošnja prinese poseben blagoslov v osebnem življenju in težavah, ki jim nihče ne uide. Nadškof Okoth iz Kisumu v Keniji se zahvaljuje za MZA 1995 pomoč za njegove štiri bogoslovce. Omenja, da so 29. julija 1995 posvečeni novomašniki zelo goreči v podeželskih župnijah: James Ki-sero, leta podpiran od MZA Cleveland, kateremu je poslala njihov novomašni dar $100; Caroly Achok, podpiran od Tonyja Čolnar in njegove ma- For Over 21 Years Our Goal Has Been The Same: Quality The Lottery Protits Education Fund has contributed more than $7 billion to primary this period. We're proud of Ais achievement DAVID DRIffIN, DEPUTY DWECTDR, SALES Named to this position October, 1995. David now supervises more thadtOQ employees in regional offices, technical training, Bid an agent joWSS" MICI PECHARICH je 90 let stara!!!! Chicago, III. Ljuba naša mama, za Tvoj cenjeni devetdeseti rojstni dan Ti želimo mnogo sreče, zdravja in veselja ter da bi še bila mnoga leta med nami v krogu svoje družine! Z ljubeznijo, Tvoji otroci: Tine in Cvetka Pavle in Irena Jože in Ivica Maria in Stanko Vlasič Milan in Martha Peter in Suzy in vse njihove družine tere Frances Barman iz North Olmsteda, Ohio; Emmanuel Owuor, vsa leta podpiran od Jožeta in Tončke Kastelic iz Mississauge, Ontario. Trenutno štirje podpirani so se vrnili v semenišče. Vendar so dvema, Danielu Omole, podpiran od predsednice MZA Milwaukee, Mary Coffelt, in Alex Ouma, za katerega letno posrbi MZA Milwaukee, podaljšali apostolat na terenu, ki je pastoralna preizkušnja na kaki fari. Zaradi zdravja je moral semenišče zapustiti Ro-manus Magio, prav tako podpiran od MZA Milwaukee. Za Ključne značilnosti... (nadaljevanje s str. 18) let dalje nista ločevala od tipa, kakršen je prevladoval v Sovjetski zvezi in v vzhodnoevropskih državah (enopartijski sistem, vodila vloga ideologije pri arbitraži na vseh področjih družbenega življenja, prevlada politične elite nad drugimi centri moči). V praksi pa je že tedaj, še izraziteje pa v kasnejših letih, prihajalo do opaznih razlik: kazale so se v drugačnem tipu lastnine (družbena in ne državna, ob prevladujoči družbeni lastnini tudi dopuščanje zasebne), v višjem družbenem in osebnem standardu, večji (in vse hitrejši) usmerjenosti k potrošništvu, v določenih (v petdesetih letih še omejenih) oblikah idejnega pluralizma v kulturi, pa tudi na drugih področjih, v večjem upoštevanju ekonomskih zakonitosti, v decentralizaciji in nato krepitvi samostojnosti nacionalnih »partij« in suverenosti republik, v večji pluralnosti informacijskega sistema in v postopnem odpiranju v svet, ki se je začelo v petdesetih letih, v šestdesetih pa je v primerjavi z vzhodnoevropskimi državami »realnega« socializma postalo ena glavnih prednosti jugoslovanske, še zlasti pa slovenske družbe. (KONEC) njega bomo skušali dobiti v istem letniku koga v zameno. Nadškof končuje, da Bog pošilja vsako leto več poklici in da je tudi mašniških posvečenj vedno več. Priprava je Pa vedno bolj zahtevna in marsikdo, ki v bogoslovje vstopi-formacije ne prestane in PreC* posvečenjem izstopi. Škofu Gahamanyi v Butate smo poslali bogoslovsko P°' moč še za štiri: diakona, ki b° ordiniran v juliju, dva bog0' slovca v begunstvu v Zairu, i*1 onega, trenutno v ječi. Ako °e more porabiti zanje, smo Pa tem podprli tri njegove °°ve kandidate, ki študirajo v sen16 nišču v Butare. Cek je bil za $1200. Istočasno pošiljamo ček za $1000 za sestro Bogdano KaV čič v Ruando, dar zanjo 0 gospe Milke Jeram iz L° City, Ohio, poslan nam od P’ Bernardina Sušnika OFM. 0 A ve Maria mesečnika v montu. Milijonkrat zahval) ni! Za trpečo Cerkev v Ruan molimo in darujmo! Rev. Charles Wolbang C St. Joseph’s Seminary 65 Mapleton Rd. P.O. Box Plainsboro, NJ 08536-080' Telefon: 609-520-8839 Fax: 609-452-2851 MALI OGLASI FENCES — OGRAJE Any type of fence. Chain wood and ornamental *f Railings for steps. P°rC ^ balconies. We have our 0 surveyor. Call: Jokic Fence Co-944-6777 HOUSE FOR SALE on E & St., Euclid, Ohio. 3 bdrm galow, full basement, garage, central air. Cal .j 1484. (1 "/ Apartment For Ren Remodeled, near St. e, Church. Up. 2 bdrm & 8® jj) Call 946-8714. Federation of Slovenian Homes American Home March, 1996 | 17th SPECIALEDITldN \ Dorothy Gorjup Woman of the Year — Page B1 Conrad Kaferle Maple Heights — B4 Bill Brletic Lorain — C6 George Knaus Man of the Year — Page B1 Father John Kumse Collinwood — A8 Ray Hosta West Park — Cl AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH, 1996 Federation Year 1995 Was Filled to Brim by JOSEPH F. PETRIČ, Jr. MARCH, 1995 The Federation of Slovenian National Homes held its 35th annual banquet at the Slovenian National Home on St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. Eleven men and women from the various Slovenian National Homes throughout the Northeast Ohio area were honored by the Slovenian community for their contributions to their respective homes and the community in general. We lost a dear friend and fellow representative from the St. Clair Slovenian National Home to the Federation. This was John “Pinky” Trinko. John was a loyal person who faithfully supported the efforts of the Federation and arranged the supplies vital to the bar service at all the banquets. He was a great asset from the SNH on St. Clair and we know the board from that Home concurs fully. The Slovenian National Home on Stanley Avenue in Maple Heights was the host Home for the 1995 Federation banquet. Arrangements were coordinated by Home representatives Skip Kaferle, Andy Hočevar and Lou Champa, and the help of Tom Meljac and board of directors members. Our annual meeting took place at the Slovenian Workmen’s Home on Waterloo Rd. in Cleveland. President Rose Mary Toth presided over the meeting, which was called to order at 8:00 p.m. after a delicious supper prepared and served by the Home’s Ladies Auxiliary. President Toth’s opening remarks focused on the excellent cooperation and large number of persons from the host Home, the Slovenian National Home in Maple Hts., for the 1995 awards banquet. She reported on the numerous favorable comments made throughout that day about how well the event was organized. She added her similar personal views on the event, which was attended by 485 guests. She noted the program was most successful, starting with the delicious homestyle dinner prepared by Julia Zalar and served by her fine staff. Also receiving favorable comment were the banquet decorations which complemented the event. These were the work of Mary Blatnik and Joseph F. Petrie, Jr. We thank them for their continuous loyalty and talent. As the meeting agenda continued, reports from the Slovenian Home representatives were made and echoes of satisfaction were heard again from all in attendance. Our last order of business for the evening was the election of officers for 1995. A motion to have the entire slate of current officers reelected for 1995 was made by Charles Ipavec (St. Clair Home) and seconded by Skip Kaferle (Maple Heights). It was approved unanimously. The officers for 1995 were: President, Rose Mary Toth (Slovenian Society Home, Euclid); First Vice President, Patricia Ipavec Clarke (Slovenian National Home, St. Clair); Second Vice President, Joseph F. Petrie, Jr. (Slovenian Society Home, Euclid); Executive Secretary, Charles F. Ipavec (Slovenian National Home, St. Clair); Financial Secretary, Jean Fabiran (American Slovene Club, Fair-port); Recording Secretary, Helen Urbas (Lorain Slovenian Club, Inc.); Corresponding Secretary, Celeste Frollo (Slovenian Workmen’s Home, Waterloo Rd.); Auditors, Lou Grzely (American Slovene Club, Fairport), Matt Kajfez (Slovenian Society Home of Collinwood), Joseph Lach (West Park Slovenian National Home); Historians, Joseph F. Petrie, Jr. (Slovenian Society Home, Euclid), John Habat (Slovenian Society Home of Collinwood); Legal Advisor, Charles F. Ipavec (Slovenian National Home, St. Clair). All the officers were sworn in by Charles F. Ipavec. APRIL, 1995 On Saturday, April 22, one of the Federation’s Slovenian Homes attained 75 years with a wonderful old-fashioned Slovenian celebration. The Federation and many representatives expressed personal greetings to the board of directors. The loyal efforts and accomplishments of the board were evident as one entered the upper level facilities, which sparkled with great pride. Congratulations! Ladies Auxiliary of SNPJ Farm Congratulate member Dorothy Gorjup and All Other Federation Slovenian Home Honorees. MAY, 1995 A former honoree, Frank “Canary” Koss, 1983 Man of the Year of the Slovenian Workmen’s Home, died at the age of 87. Frank was a member of the board for ten years, served on the House Committee, and was a former representative to the Federation. NOVEMBER, 1995 The Federation had the pleasure of hosting a breakfast meeting and reception on Tuesday morning, November 21, at the Slovenian Society Home at 20713 Recher Ave., Euclid. The Honorary Consul of the Republic of Slovenia in Cleveland, Dr. Karl Bonutti, initiated the contact and advised Federation Executive Secretary Charles F. Ipavec about the arrival in Cleveland of the State Secretary for Slovenes Living Abroad in Slovenia’s Foreign Ministry, Dr. Peter Vencelj, and Slovenia’s Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Ernest Petrie. Dr. Vencelj and Dr. Petrie wished to meet with representatives and members of Cleve-land-area Slovene organizations, Dr. Bonutti explained. With the coordination of Federation 2nd Vice President Joseph F. Petrie Jr. and Mr. Ipavec, the various Homes that comprise the Federation were requested to send representatives to the breakfast meeting and reception, and to assist with related arrangements. The Federation expresses its gratitude to the Slovenian Society Home for use of its facilities, and compliments the Ladies Auxiliary for the excellent breakfast menu. Also, we wish to acknowledge the musical contributions of pianist Joe Petrich and the selections sungs by Angie Žabjek and Florence Unetich, who were accompanied by Gil Dobida. DECEMBER, 1995 The Federation received an invitation from the Slovenian American Heritage Foundation to attend the St. Nicholas feast celebration at Borromeo Seminary with Bishop A. Edward Pevec. The Bishop celebrates Mass with traditional Slovene sungs sung by the Glasbena Matica Chorus. President Rose Mary Toth represented the Federation with a monetary offering for the needy. Other representatives also attended and gave organizational and personal offerings as well. The event concluded with a social at the facility. At the close of every year we gather for our annual Christmas party. This time the affair was hosted by President Toth’s Slovenian Society Home in Euclid. We enjoyed a delicious holiday supper, toasted the season and also those named as honorees of the Federation for the coming year of 1996. The following individuals were introduced that evening: Federation Woman of the Year, Dorothy Gorjup; Federation Man of the Year, George Knaus; West Park, Raymond J. Hosta; East 80th/Newburg, Florence Mirtel; St. Clair, Sylvia Plymesser; Recher Ave., Joseph Stavanja; Waterloo, Kenneth W. Kleinhenz; Maple Hts., Conrad Kaferle; Lorain, William Brletic; Fairport, Anne Cecelic; and Collinwood, Rev. John M. Kumse. A standing ovation was given to all the honorees. Before the conclusion of the festivities, the annual Christmas collection for the Slovene Home for the Aged began. This is done in lieu of a holiday gift exchange, which has been our traditional practice. The proceeds collected amounted to about $250, with a matching gift from the Federation of Slovenian National Homes. FEBRUARY, 1996 A past honoree, Mary Furlan, 1981 Woman of the Year from the Slovenian Workmen’s Home on Waterloo Rd., passed away. She was an active member of the Ladies Auxiliary, where she volunteered many hours for the benefit of the Home and of many other Slovenian organizations. She was among the early pioneers. She resided at the Slovene Home for the Aged, where she expired. Every year for the past sixteen years, and including this seventeenth edition, the Federation has coordinated the writing of articles and the sale of advertising space for the Special Edition tabloid, which updates the history of each Slovenian Home and its particular honoree for the year. Many hours are spent in this effort, utilizing the volunteers whose collective efforts over the years have surely helped to save the Homes millions of dollars. And thanks go to the many organizations, individuals, and the business community who support and believe in our institutions by purchasing ads expressing their best regards to the Federation FEDERATION OF SLOVENIAN NATIONAL HOMES and the individual National Homes. We must not forget the team effort of the American Home staff, who work to lay out the pages to achieve a quality product of which the Federation of Slovenian National Homes can be proud. We acknowledge the coordination of details to all editors from each Home with Madeline and James Debevec by our 2nd Vice President, Joseph F. Petrie, Jr. Please, if you don’t have a subscription to American Home, why not begin one today and give your support to the best Slovenian weekly town. Use the convenient blank below. And, too, don’t forget to patronize our advertisers who support us in these annual editions. We acknowledge the media for their coverage of this important event, especially on the radio: Tony Petkovšek, Ed Bucar, and Paul Lavrisha; newspaper coverage by the AM LA Our Voice, the KSKJ Glasilo, the SNPJ Prosveto and its PSWA section, plus the local newspapers in the various communities in Northeastern Ohio. Before concluding, we want to acknowledge the host Home for this 1996 banquet, the Lorain Slovenian Club, Inc. And now let us pause each in our own way for a moment to remember all of our dear members who have gone before us. They have left behind their individual marks of accomplishment which has sustained their respective Slovenian Homes and has left us a legacy to nurture for future generations. They will do the same through their example of sacrifice and belief in these very special institutions we call the Slovenian National Homes. So, one year, one chapter-has concluded and now, *n 1996, another is being written- Na svidenje! Congratulations Joseph Stavanja FROM Slovenian American National Art Guild Coming Event: SANAG Art Show “Our Place in Cleveland’s History” May 5, 1966 — Recher Hall j Florence Mirtel Florence Mirtel Is E. 80th Gal Florence Mary was born tc atila (nee Boštjančič) anc *ke Vicic. Both parents wen 0rn 1° the village of Dolnj enton, near Ilirska Bistrica what is today independem Slovenia. Dorothy Stark, Wal (Mike), and Anamae Bizilj ( leased) rounded out th< family. Florence spent her forma ^ years in Garfield Heights en she was a teenager, the amily moved to Prince Ave. n . became active at the Slo renian Prince Hall, which was th erre<^ t0 t>y many as “Up or F Flill.” After her father’s be lferVent» they continued tc as custodians of the 80thuCe ar*d the East disr Were within walking bot^n^e’ and in the 1940’s youn were crowded with and tf Peop*e ea8er to meet ^ASHnCe" ^ was t^iere> at the Flo ’ w^en shc was 15, that WhnCnCe met J°sePh Mirtel, ^and W°U^ become her hus- orh^Af6 Army had first pri" the r A ter serving overseas in ing „Uropean Theatre and b River PktU!ed at the Rapi Monte cf0re the battle Prisoner fln°’ J°Seph W3S ttton.k °f war for sixtee UB ths> being held in Stali 6 ^°e returned home on Jut Wan* because Florem thev Cd t0 be a June brid iaterWCre married three weel The h 1 St" Lawrence Churcl Sever Jte Was June 30, 194 ■ ai months later the coi andF?nVCd t0 Garfield Heigh sam„ °rence has resided in tl fjf. house there for the la rty years. blessfv|CnCe. and Joseph we R0„ with two childrei marie was born thri years after they were married. She was followed two years later by Joseph. Rosemarie is married to Al Paul and works as a floral designer. Rosemarie and Al are blessed with three children, Kimberly, Ronald, and Kortney, and by one grandson, Daniel. Joseph is married to Denise and they are the proud parents of Joey and Jeannie. Joe works as Finance Director for the City of Lynd-hurst, Ohio. Florence’s husband, Joe, worked as an operating engineer. In 1985 he died as the result of a motorcycle accident. After graduating from John Adams High School and before her children were born, Florence worked for the Cleveland Cap Screw Company. She returned on a part-time basis in various office positions when the children were in school. In 1968 she accepted a fulltime position with the Joseph & Feiss Company, working for ten years in the sales service department and eleven more in the mail order sales department. She prides herself in knowing that when then Mayor George V. Voinovich came into the mail order sales department, she helped him select suits for his wardrobe. She remembers he was very careful in his selection. Florence retired in 1989 and was recognized by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers for her eight year service as a steward and union president of the office unit. After retirement, she enrolled in the travel and tourism program at Lakeland College. She completed all the required (Continued on page 5) Slovenian National Home (NASH) — Newburgh — PA TRONS — Awesome Grandma! A3 Terry Anzo Albina Arko Alice Arko Anne Arko Tom & Marge Balicky Emma Barna Lou & Mitzi Champa Lil & Jerry Cunningham Emma & Lojze Delach Jane & Phil DeMattia Brigid & Greg Farone Hattie Fashinpaur Jean & Joe Fortuna John & Roberta Fortuna Mary Ann & Dave Gesing Paul Grill Eleanor Grozdanik Joe Habjan Pauline Harley Ann Harsh Mike & Mary Harvan Dolores & Bill Pat Hill Bob “WHO” Hochevar Vic & Joanie Hochevar John Hochevar Kathy Reynolds Frank & Clara Hrovat Bettie Huth Bob & Lisa Kane Ann Kapela Tony Kaplan Mae Kastelic Robert Kastelic Katie & The Girls Anna Mae Kostura Robert Kostura John & Helen Krofi Vida Kužnik Allen Lini Virginia Lini Mimi Mahnič Anna Mae Mannion Jim & Karen Mannion Joe & Kathy Mannion Tom & Sue Mannion Tony & Jan Mannion Willie Mannion Jim & Jean Marinčič Marge Marunowski Betty & Vicki Matjask Ed & Karen Mayes Julie Mezges Charles Mlakar Sonia Mlakar Louis & Hattie Mussig Alan L. Novak Chester & Bernice Novak Barbara Orlosky Rosemarie & Tony Pozarelli Larry Pozarelli Rosemarie Pozarelli Al Resnik Ruth & Kenny Ross Josephine Sever Edward Škufca Mary Ann Sray Olga Sray Victor Sray Dorothy Stark Frank & Millie Stautihar Rosemarie Stebick Mimi Stibil Al Stražar Mary Stražar Joe & Rose Switalski Clem Szidik Dorothy Szumski John & Mary Tauchar Walt & Toni Topolnicki Bunny Trisnar Mary Ann & Jim Trzaska Frank & Emma Urbančič Rose Vatovec John & Evelyn Vatovec Eugene & Vida Vercek Josephine Vercek Ken Will Angie Winter Anna Winter Josephine Winter Joe Zak Theresa Zupančič Best Wishes to All Honorees Remembering A Memory Florence Mirtel Kimberly, Ronald Kortney & Danny Joey & Jeannie Congratulations Florence Mirtel Mary Kastelic (Union Ave.) Jim & Clara Guzy Friends of E. 80th St. NASH Frank D. Mahnič, Sr. Loving Wife Mimi & Family Frank was a Past President of Slovenian Home -NASH Federation President & Slovenian Man of Year for The NASH & Federation Best Wishes Florence Mirtel & All Honorees Pawnee Lanes 956 Broadway Bedford, Ohio Ph: 232-2963 Jack Yurichak Croatian Owner We Are Proud of HONOREE Florence Mirtel Five Star Travel Agency 5706 Turney Rd. Garfield Hts., OH For Leisure and Corporate Travel phone 587-5590 Congratulations member Florence Mirtel And All Honorees From Officers and Members of Slovenian Women’s Union Branch 101 — Bedford Hts. President — Betty Matjašič Vice-President.— Vicki Matjašič Secretary — Dorothy Stark Treasurer — Florence Mirtel Financial Secretary — Dorothy Szumski Auditors: Mary Bradač — Vicki Matjašič CONGRATULATIONS! JAMES A. SLAPNIK, JR. FLORIST 650 East 185th Street Cleveland, OHio44119 216-531-7807 i AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH, 1996 u SLOVENIAN NATIONAL HOME CO. PRIVATE CLUB OPERATORS OF Slovenian East 80th Lanes 3563 East 80th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44105 641-9664 883-2963 Extends CONGRATULATIONS and BEST WISHES to ALL of the 1996 HONOREES for MAN and WOMAN OF THE YEAR Especially to Our Own Florence Mirtel 1996 Board of Directors Anthony Mannion — President Albin Resnik — Vice President Anna Mae Mannion — Secretary Alice Arko — Treasurer Anna Mae Kostura — Recording Secretary Rosemarie Pozarelli, Auditor Ruth Ross — Auditor Florence Mirtel — Director Join us at our COMING EVENTS: Sunday, April 21 — $15.00 — Music Dan Peters Woman of the Year: Florence Mirtel Mother’s Day Breakfast, Sunday, May 12 — $6.00 2nd Annual Slovenian Bowling Tournament Friday, April 26 — Saturday, April 27 — Newburgh (E. 80th Lanes) Sunday, April 28 — Bel-Air Lanes, Akron $10.00 Per Event Entries Close April 20, 1996 Call 883-2963 or 344-644-2316 BOARD OF DIRECORS: Seated: Alice Arko. The first row, left to right, Florence Mirtel, Ruth Ross, and Anna Mae Kostura. Second row, left to right, Anna Mae Mannion, Tony Mannion, Rosemarie Pozarelli, and Al Resnik. AML A Newburgh Lodges Lodge Mir No. 10 AMLA President, Louis F. Boldin Secretary, Josephine Boldin Treasurer Lodge Bled No. 20 AMLA President, John Krofi Secretary, Anna Mae Mannion Treasurer, Dolores Pelko Lodge Kraljica Miru No. 24 AMLA President, Anna Perko Secretary, Alice Arko Treasurer, Rose Mary Pozarelli In the spirit of togetherness, join the above lodges at the Annual A.M.L.A. NEWBURGH DAY at the A.M.L.A. Recreation Center in Painesville, Ohio on SATURDAY, July 27, 1996 with Polka Mass at 4 p.m., accompanied by John Vadnal Oreh. Music by J. Vadnal til 8 pm Members and Officers of St. Lawrence Lodge 63 K.S.K.J. offer their felicitations to each honoree of the respective Slovenian National Homes, with an added personal acknowledgement to our Slovenian Woman of the Year from Slovenian E. 80th National Home — Florence Mirtel Officers of St. Lawrence Lodge 63 KSKJ Joseph L. Fortuna — President Isabelle Godec — Vice President Ralph Godec — Secretary-Treasurer Mary Ann Sray —Recording Secretary Victor Sray — Sgt.-at-Arms Auditors: Tony Lausche, Olga Sray, Jean Fortuna Jean & Joe Fortuna and Family and the Staff of the Fortuna Funeral Home Offer their sincerest congratulations to all the Honorees of the respective Slovenian National Homes, with heartfelt thanks to all the Board of Directors of the Homes for their continued efforts to make this recognition possible. Licensed Staff Joseph L. Fortuna John J. Fortuna James R. Trzaska Mary Ann (Fortuna) Trzaska Slovenian-East 80 Lanes 3563 East 80th St. A FRIENDLY PLACE TO BOWL OPEN ROWLING Sat. & Sun. / - 5 p.m. For Moonlight Bowling Parties call 883-2963 FOOD — PRIZES — BOWLING SATURDAY NIGHTS ONLY The one <6 only Slovenian owned Alleys in the area- I c| R, K, * j= rt U O CŽ5 Fairport Salutes Anne Cecelic i *'*’ ' \ Anne Cecelic Newburgh Was Busy The year 1995 was a busy year filled with many C a**enges, hard work and much satisfaction for the SfVrv memi)ers °f the Board ?. Sectors of the Slovenian National Home in Newburgh. pr ^any Special Events and °jects were undertaken r°ughout the year. Without e help of friends, family and mPloyees, this would have e<-n almost impossible. he Quarterly Lottery is a F®at success. Through the °ttery, two personal loans ■ Cre absolved. One parking Was completely finished, enh 3 ^ower box that will ance the lot. A Lipa Tree ^'nden Tree) will be planted ere. The other parking lot was resurfaced. th °ny ^ann>on is in charge of tict Pro-iect and has many ^t sellers helping him. Br v /^nnua* Mother’s Day Veera ^ast Brunch is always a Moti )SUccessful event. Ma Cr’S ^ay W*H be Sunday, Bon serving from 9 to 12. for at'0n 's $6.00 and $2.50 TjjjC ''dren 10 and under. R0JL 1S co-chaired by Qn ary Pozarelli. the 6 ^ance is held during Reu year: the Pre-Lenten ton r>an^ Major ticket seller 40ce- Major ticket for iLa,re ‘be Lady of the Year a n ’ Florence Mirtel, also Oiertih ^0ard of Directors p]0r Cr’ a°d John Kužnik. NewbCnce wil1 be hoored as the of Slovenian Woman 2l a(e 153 r °n Sunday, April East »n ? S,ovenian Home on $l5.0n h Street- Donation is ner i, Wb'cl1 includes the din-3'30 wifi!11 be served from 2 to the n h music from 3 to 7 by fv 3ll Peters Orchestra. every ^"50 Raffles are held as a ° cr month with music free bee sandwiches and W^^ber is the month held t-l ^'te at the Races is Septe , e date is Saturday, 21. The Annual Oetombake is held every Sundavr "^h'Syear il wiU be on R:ay- October 27. chai ‘tnitiage sales were S'CydUring 1995 co- by along with numerous volunteers. This is very a beneficial fundraiser. Many dinners are held in the clubroom throughout the year. These dinners are all done by volunteers and are much needed to survive. The bar is staffed by Rosemarie Pozarelli and Joe Kahoun. Joe Kahoun is also the custodian for the Nash. A1 Resnik also helps at the bar from time to time. The bowling alley is staffed by Brian Kahoun as the Bowling Manager, assisted by Joe Zak. Brian will be leaving the position AT THE END OF THE SEASON. If you are interested or know of anyone, don’t hesitate to call. Moonlight Bowling is a very popular event on a Saturday night. The Board of Directors sponsors three each year. The Second Annual Slovenian Bowling Tournament will be held the weekend of April 25, 26, and 27th. DOUBLES AND SINGLES WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY at the SLOVENIAN EAST 80th LANES and TEAM EVENT on SUN-DA Y at BEL-AIR LANES in AKRON. COME AND JOIN THE FUN. The snack bar is staffed by Patricia Hill. A supression system was installed in the upstairs kitchen; (Continued on page 12) Anne Cecelic. Always available to lend a helping hand. But more often than not in the background, usually in the kitchen contributing more than her share to the success of any event staged at the Fairport American-Slovenian Club. And she did it for nearly a quarter of a century, joining the Club in the early 1970s and “retiring from the kitchen patrol” only last year. Even at that, the old timers at the Club would bet that a last minute call for help would quickly bring her out of retirement. That’s why no member is more deserving to be honored as “Slovene of the Year” representing the Fairport Slovenian Club. Anne joined the Slovenian Club in the early 1970s as a way to keep in touch with her Slovenian roots and to be able to associate with people and communicate in her native tongue. Anne was born August 8, 1911, in Prekopa Dolenjska, Slovenia, to Theresa and Joseph Cvelbar, the youngest of 10 children and the only one surviving. She attended school in Kostanjevica until she left her native land to come to the United States, arriving on April 17, 1925. She was only fourteen. She settled in Cleveland, in the E. 81st Street and Union Avenue area. She attended St. Lawrence school for a couple of years but, at age 16, left her formal education to go to work in a hospital for a brief time. Then she was employed by Richman Brothers Co., where she worked for 43 years before retiring in 1972. After a few years Anne met Joseph Cecelic and the couple was married April 15, 1931. They had seven children: Joseph Jr., Ann (Frank) Skomrock, Jean (Warren) Fabian, Louise (Don) Rust, Elsie (Tom) Rock, Harry (deceased), , and Vivianne, who resides in Falls Church, Virginia. In addition, she enjoys 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. After her retirement from Richmond Brothers, Anne really got involved in the Fair-port Slovenian Club. She served a stint on the board of directors. She, along with Rose Bradack, launched the Florence Mirtel tUzniL. ~J Bozarelli, John ’ 311(1 Dorothy Bishop, (Continued from page 3) courses and made the Dean’s . List in 1992. She worked in the travel industry, with Five Star Travel, until this past year. Florence is a fifty-year member of AMLA Lodge Mir No. 10. She is treasurer of Branch No. 101 of the Slovenian Women’s Union, a member of St. Lawrence Church and its choir and its altar society. For the past two years, Florence has placed first in the Tuesday morning Ladies Bowling League. If you ask Florence, she’ll tell you it’s been fun volunteering her time setting up and selling at the rummage sales, selling tickets, decorating the hall, or wherever needed. She feels very much at home at the NASH. Florence is also a member of Maple Hts. Pensioners Club. Today, you can find Florence with her constant companion, Paul Grill, on the dance floor, whether it is at an E. 80th Street affair or one of the other Slovenian functions they attend and support. Florence is a great lady, always willing to help and always smiling. She is very deserving of being the Slovenian Woman of the Year for the East 80th Slovenian National Home (Newburgh). monthly dinners and started the tradition of the Friday fish fries that continues even today. For years the two took over the kitchen duties and cooked regularly for all the Christmas and membership parties and handled the dinners and refreshments at'the annual balina tournaments that were a September tradition for more than a decade. Last year, at age 84, she finally decided to leave the cooking to the younger generation. The Slovenian Club is not all that holds Anne’s interest. She has been a member and active as recording secretary of Lodge 6 of The American Mutual Life Association for more than 50 years. She enjoys cooking, crocheting, gardening, and bowling. Anne currently lives in Kirt-land on her 9-acre spread and is active in St. Anselm’s church, where she has been a member for 29 years. Congratulations Fairport Slovenian Woman of the Year ANNE CECELIC Pauline Meaney Fairport Harbor — Patrons — Tony & Mitzie Mahne Tony & Carol Satej Vicki Gibson Richard J. Japel Herman Kapel Mary Ann Jackopin Lee Jackopin John Kutie Dorothy Nemura John & Audra Prezioso Jack & Irene Kovach Jan Hagy Madeline Furtaw Poppy & Stan Modic Charles, Josephine Kapel Rose Bradack John Grzely Frank Sajn Lloyd Cross Lou Grzely Congratulations and Best Wishes Anne Cecelic FROM AMLA Lodge No. 6 Joe Petrie — President Carol Maruszak — Vice President 2nd Vice President — Theresa Aveni Al Banko — Secretary Virginia Kotnik — Treasurer Anne Cecelic — Recording Secretary Janice Verch, Louise Fabec and Caroline Lokar — Auditors Congratulations and Best Wishes ANNE CECELIC Fairport Harbor’s Slovenian Club Honoree -and Congratulations to All Honorees from Spear-Mulqueeny Funeral Home 667 Mentor Ave. 312 Eagle St. Painesville, OH 44077 Fairport Harbor, 0.44077 357-7514 Jim and Arlene Mulqueeny & son Jay PERSONALIZED SERVICE BEST WISHES Fairport Harbor’s Slovenian Club Honoree — Anne Cecelic And Congratulations to All Honorees FROM Fairport Slovenian Retirees Club President — Ann Barbish Vice-President — Rose Bradack Secretary — Frank Minello Treasurer — Rudy Stefanic Auditors: Fran Marn, Elsie O’Hara, and Jo Minello Sunshine — Betty Kozar, Pearl Vukčevič Entertainment — Frank Shume, Nick Vukčevič and Esther Gerlosky Sgt.-at-Arms — Mary Shume AMERICAN HOMK, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH, 1996 AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH, 1996 Congratulations to Honorees FROM WATJ —1560 AM HOSTED BY: Linda Cimperman (Sun.) 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Norma Grif D i y * Grace Mihevec Hanv * ®an Eavsek Franv* ^ki Skarbez Erank * Eleanor Zemic Rose v Ec8fiy Ponikvar He,* * Ed Lah Vidan&&AL°U Somrak O|oa J A‘ Strukel 8a Seday Mat0"'8 Alic ^ Zabukovec Mery'j & Ann Pausic Jcih * Jacks°n ZL& ^ary Oba, ysovch p' (,°ryance Bormh& l illian Homar g* Bebk, SkVet FUJda Jrtmilr V™k*' Ckc** March Pet * Carol Mikolic Joe 4 * Mary Podlogar skinn Frances Stariha ■st “el Erann ^wl^yocdonipa8e 12) IN MEMORY FA THER FRANK ORAZEM John Orazem Congratulations Father John Kumse Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pancar CONGRA TULA TIONS Father John Kumse “Man of the Year” Collinwood Slovenian Home Sacred Heart of Mary KSKJ Lodge 111 Barberton, Ohio Anton J. Ogrinc D.D.S. Inc. PR EVEN TINE DENTISTRY FAMIL Y DENTISTRY 5227 Fleet Ave, Cleveland — 641-1760 15609 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland, 531-6665 DRAMSKO DRUŠTVO “LILIJA*1 ISKRENO ČESTITA Fr. John Kumseju KOT MOŽU LETA SLOV. DOMA NA HOLMES A VE. NASE ČESTITKE TUDI VSEM OSTALIM SLAVLJENCEM! Congratulations Father John M. Kumse Our Spiritual Director Catholic Order of Foresters Court 1640 CONGRA TULA TIONS FATHER KUMSE Bonnie’s Hair Care Your One Stop for the Whole Family Hair Needs Mon. & Wed. Closed Tues., Thurs., & Fri. 9:00 — 9:00 Sat.: 7:30 — 3:00 Bonnie Ferra Wolf 15602 Holmes Ave., Cleveland — 761-5018 — Best Wishes to the Honoree Rev. John M. Kumse FRITZ’S TAVERN 991 E. 185 St., Cleveland 481-9635 — LUNCHES DAILY — Dinners — Fri. & Sat. Eve. — The Hribars — Congratulations! Fr. John M. Kumse Holmes Hall “Man of The Year” Officers and Members of St. Mary’s SENIORS St. Mary’s Collinwood TUESDA Y BINGO CONGRA TULA TIONS FATHER JOHN KUMSE For the Honor of Being “Man of the Year’’ —Bingo Committee A Big Congratulations to Our Favorite Man of the Year Fr. John M. Kumse Jack Miklus Flowers 14918 Lake Shore Blvd, Cleveland 44110 — 531-0660 — Cee & Guy larussi CONGRA TULA TIONS To Our Member Father John Kumse “Man of the Year’’ Collinwood Slovenian Home FROM St. Joseph Lodge 110 KSKJ BARBERTON, OHIO President — Anthony Mihelič Vice-President — Victor Meden Secretary — James Trenta Recording Secretary — William Stopar Treasurer — Anthony Trenta Auditor — Carl Leksan Auditor — Joseph Pancar AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH, StClIUN, MAKI Fr. John Kumse: Holmes Hall Honoree Benefits Whole Community -1 I I I 1 i The Collinwood Slovenian Home on Holmes Avenue has chosen as i s 1996 Man of the Year the j istor of St. Mary's Church, Collinwood, Rev. John Michael Kumse. Fr. Kun • was born on October 14, 12, in Barberton, Ohio, the ond child of John C. and irgaret (Slota) Kumse. Hi ts an older sister, Rebecca / >rosic, in Norton, Ohio; a yt ger brother, Martin, in Cro\ ey, La.; and sisters Joyce in S in Diego and Cynthia Zvansky in Barberton. He is the proud uncle of 10 nieces and nephews. His father died in February 1992, and his mother lives in the family home in Barberton. Father John grew up in Barberton, where he was a member of Sacred Heart Slovenian Catholic Church. It was here that he learned to appreciate his Slovenian heritage, while not forgetting the Slovak heritage of his mother’s family. While Slovenian was never spoken in the home, hearing it at church and singing Slovenian songs in the choir stirred an interest in learning the language, which has since proven enormously helpful in his priestly work. The Seed Is Planted Fr. Kumse was educated in the Barberton Public Schools until the second grade, when Sacred Heart School opened. Under the guidance of the Franciscan Sisters of Lemont, 111.., who taught in the school, the seed to his vocation of priesthood was planted. It was at this time, too, that the Slovenian Franciscan Fathers who came to help at the parish, especially Fr. Athanasius Lovrenčič, had a strong impact on his vocation. It was not only a decision to be a priest or not, but also whether to be a diocesan priest or a Franciscan priest. But once high school started, the thought of being a priest really wasn’t that important. Father John attended Archbishop Hoban high School in Akron from which he graduated in the top 10 percent of his class. After graduation he attended Walsh College in North Canton for a short time and then transferred to Borromeo College to begin studies for the priesthood. But before setting off for college, he was able to realize a special dream for which he worked and saved during high school — to visit Slovenia and meet relatives of his father; he was the first one to make contact with the family since the late 1940s. It was an unforgettable experience to meet relatives for the first time in Ig and Brest and to visit the villages and churches that were part of his grandparents’ lives. That first visit led to many more visits to Slovenia and a deepening of his desire to learn more about Slovenia and its heritage and culture. It was probably at this time, too, that -ather John Kumse the thought of being a priest Our Lady of Fatima No. 255 again entered his mind. So it was a matter of decision — go and try out the seminary or always wonder if priesthood was meant for him. So he went and with God’s grace stuck to it. He graduated in 1975 from Borromeo magna cum laude with bachelor of arts degree in history and minor in philosophy and then continued studies at St. Mary Seminary in Cleveland, graduating with a master’s of divinity. Priestly Career Begins On June 9, 1979, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Cleveland by then Bishop James Hickey at St. John Cathedral. His first Mass was celebrated the following day at Sacred Heart in Barberton, followed the next week by another Mass for relatives in Slovenia in Črna vas and Tomiselj (the Slovenian relatives couldn’t decide in which church to have the celebration, so they opted for both churches). Father’s first assignment was as associate pastor at St. Vitus Church in Cleveland, where he remained for seven years, working especially with the youth of the parish. During this time, he also served as master of ceremonies for Auxiliary Bishop James Lyke. In 1986 he was assigned as associate to St. Mary Church in Painesville, and then on April 1, 1987, he was appointed pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Collinwood, where he continues to serve. He still remembers his first day in the parish — April Fool’s Day — shoveling snow from a late winter storm. Fr. Kumse is a member of St. Joseph Lodge No. 110 KSKJ, No. 147 SNPJ, St. Mark No. 425 of the First Catholic Slovak Union, St. Ann No. 4 of AMLA, and St. Mary Court No. 1640 of the Catholic Order of Foresters. He also served as spiritual director of KSKJ and serves in the same position with St. Joseph No. 169 KSKJ. His involvement also extends to the community as a member of the Collinwood-Nottingham Village Development Corporation, the Collinwood Homeowners Association, and the Collinwood Interchurch Council. He is a member of the planning committee of the Slovenian Cultural Garden Association, which is currently studying plans for the refurbishment and revitalization of the Cultural Gardens for the City of Cleveland’s bicentennial celebration. This past November, while visiting Cleveland, members of the priestly Fraternity of St. Nicholas from the Archdiocese of Ljubljana inducted Fr. Kumse as an honorary member of the organization. As their spokesman said, he has all of the privileges but none of the responsibilities. For relaxation, Fr. Kumse enjoys music, hiking, cycling, and travel, especially to Europe, when time permits, and of course, working in the garden. He attributes his love of gardening to “farmer’s blood.” He always wanted to be a farmer and finds it ironic that he’s spent most of his priestly life in the city. If livestock were allowed in the city, there would surely be a cow in the front yard of the rectory. Pride in Parish, Community During his time at St. Mary’s, Fr. Kumse has worked to revitalize and increase pride in parish life and in the neighborhood. Under his leadership the Corpus Christi procession was re-established as an annual event. He was instrumental in the formation of the St. Mary School Alumni Association to provide support for the school and its educational endeavors, while preserving the rich cul- tural heritage of the parish. He also encouraged the organization of St. Mary Senior Citizens to enable the senior members of the parish and neighborhood an opportunity to gather together and socialize with one another. His love of gardening shows itself in the landscaping and flowers around St. Mary’s. He is a firm believer in the beautification of the city. He feels that too many people think that if it’s the city, it has to -look run-down and neglected. He is making sure that St. Mary’s stands as an example of just how much beauty there is in the city. Realizing also the changing aspects of the neighborhood, he has been supportive of the collaborative efforts of neighboring parishes for the good of the community, especially Family Ministry projects. Working Together One of the unique hallmarks of the Collinwood Slovenian Home has been its friendship and spirit of cooperation with St. Mary’s. Fr. Kumse has continued to support and sustain that good relationship. Many parishioners are active and instrumental in the Home’s operation. One of the strengths of the Slovenian Home is its use by the community. St. Mary’s has tried to help in this regard in whatever way possible, especially by its many parish activities which are held at the Home, such as reverse raffles, Tuesday night parish bingo, and parish celebrations. Both St. Mary’s Church and the Collinwood Slovenian Home are anchors of the Holmes Avenue community. The Collinwood Slovenian Home is proud to have Fr. John Kumse as its honoree this year, especially as the parish of St. Mary’s celebrates its 90th anniversary. The Collinwood Home will also be the site of the 90th Anniversary Banquet and Cultural Program to be held in both the upper and lower halls on Sunday, November 10, 1996. The Board of Directors of the Holmes Avenue Slovenian Home looks forward to many more years of mutual support and cooperation with Fr. Kumse and St. Mary Parish for the continued preservation of our Slovenian culture and heritage, : I i il Fraternal Greetings and Congratulations! To All Honorees and especially to our Members REV. JOHN M. KUMSE. LODGE NO. 4 SYLVIA PLYMESSER, Lodge No. 4 ANNE CECELIC, LODGE NO. 6 FLORENCE MIRTEL, LODGE NO. 10 From The Board of Directors, Lodge Officers, and All Members of the AMERICAN MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION 1/ ffimVi -n r-' V 19424 South Waterloo Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44119-3250 216-531-1900 - Fax: 216-531-8123 Iskreno čestitamo k imenovanju MOŽA LETA Veselimo se z Vami, g. župnik Rev. John Kumse, obenem pa prosimo Boga, da blagoslovi Vaše delo za skupnost. OL TARNO DRUŠTVO MARIJE VNEBOVZETE Congratulations Fr. John M. Kumse Asking God's Blessing That You Serve Many More Years at St. Mary's You Are In Our Prayers! St. Mary’s Holy Name Society 24111 Tungsten Euclid, Ohio 481-8080 YOUR guests elegantly Capacity Up to 750 beddings • Anniversary • Reverse Raffles • r ^ommunions • Graduations • Baptisms 0wlin8 Banquets • Class & Family Reunions Family Operated for Over 30 Years Richard G. Eberhard, President JVERY TIME WE MAKE A FRIEND - WE GROW A LITTLE" zc/a/ti/ C(nr%4)€XJu/,SUe. Sine. * Srds . “Gifts that ADVERTISE" ^8ps - CaionVr,6,8 ' E.alloons ' Banners - Bumper Stickers • Buttons .i^aplates d«? ' ~a9s " ®o|f Balls ■ Jackets - Jewelry • Matches ■ etc .Rt," Kens ' p®ncils - Pennants - Plaques - Ribbons - T-Shirts * 800481*3195 . OHIO 1216) 481-6300 Congratulations Father John Kumse Ernest & Mary Jonas Barberton, Ohio Congratulations Fr. John Kumse and Other Nominees Carl & Jennie SCHULTZ Congratulations to Collinwood Slovenian Home Man of the Year Rev. John M. Kumse And All The Honorees Congratulations Fr. 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Slapnik Jr. FLORIST 650 East 185 St. Cleveland, Ohio 531-7887 Congratulations Fr. John Kumse “Man of the Year” Mrs. Theresa Cekada CONGRATULATIONS and BEST WISHES TO ALL HONOREES American Slovenian Catholic Union • Life Insurance for the Entire Family • Social and Athletic Activities for all members • Generous Scholarship Program • Annuity Products Now Available Home Office 2439 Glenwood Avenue - Joliet, IL 60435 Phone: (800) 843-5755 Congratulations to all Honorees St. Joseph Lodge No. 169 American Slovenian Catholic Union - KSKJ Honoree for 1996 REV. JOHN KUMSE Društvo sv. Jožefa št. 169 — KSKJ Duhovni vodja: Rev. John Kumse Predsednik: Eugene Kogovšek Podpredsednik: Anthony Tolar Fin. tajnik: Anton Nemec, 708 E. 159 St., Cleveland, OH 44110, tel. 541-7243 Pomožna tajpica: Anica Nemec Bol. taj.: Helena Nemec, 541-7243 Blagajničarka: Jennie Tuma Zapisnikarica: Mary Okicki Športni Director: Gregory Clak Nadzorniki: Frank Žnidar, Phil Hrvatin and Charles Eržen ongratulations to Fr. John Kumse and all the nominees! For nearly a century, the Slovene National Benefit Society (SNPJ) has been providing families like yours quality life insurance at a reasonable cost. Financial strength and an impressive package of fraternal benefits makes the SNPJ your best choice when seeking an affordable way to secure your family's future and keep them involved in Cleveland's Slovenian activities. We congratulate Fr. John Kumse, Man of the Year, and extend best wishes not only to his fellow honorees, but to all of you who continue to play a vital role in the area's ethnic community. Your hard work and dedication, with help from the SNPJ, will keep the music, food and traditions of Slovenia alive for the next generation to enjoy. To learn more about the Slovene National Benefit Society and how your family can take advantage of its excellent products and exciting social, athletic and cultural events, contact the SNPJ Home Office. A representative will be happy to answer any questions and explain to you all the benefits of membership. For free information on our products and services write to SNPJ, 247 West Allegheny Road, Imperial, PA 15126. For faster service call 1-800-445-2693, or see your local sales representative. Congratulations ^r. John M. Kumse “Man of the Year ” The Krann & McNulty Families Cleveland — Westerville Willoughby Hills 0rge Knaus flip jt ^ -T ti Congratulations To All The Honorees f Š88« ■ šmm Just a kittle Better 8 eorge Knaus Real Estate Inc. 9 Fast 185th Street — Cleveland 44119 you — 481-9300 — ' Home with George Knaus Real Estate CONGRATULATIONS Father John M. Kumse Frank & Frances Zupon Congratulations Father John M. Kumse John & Chris Cherney Congratulatons Father John M. Kumse MARY OKICKI IN MEMORY PARENTS Frank & Mary Zupančič Mary Okicki IN MEMORY HUSBAND TONY OKICKI Mary Okicki Congratulations Father John Kumse Edw. & Jennie Obreza Barberton, Ohio Congratulations Father John Kumse Tim & Marcie Sevacool ČESTIKE ZA NAŠO VOLITVO KOT MOŽ LETO Mr., Mrs. A. Lukežič Congratulations Fr. John Kumse Man of the Year Mary Purger Congratulations Rev. John M. Kumse Matt & Fran KAJFEZ Čestitke za Vašo Volitno Kat. Mož Leta Joseph Okolish Congratulations Father John Kumse Uncle Frank Aunt Betty and Family St. Mary Parish, Collinwood 15519 Holmes Ave. Congratulates its pastor Fr. John Kumse Collinwood Slovenian Home Man of the Year, 1996 f (VowyuU\ 'ultUitoui ta ACt '%OKO%ec&{ 1996 KOLLANDER GROUP TOURS TO SLOVENIA ♦ RETURN TO ROOTS TOUR ♦ May8-20: ITALY& SLOVENIA with WALTER OSTANEK, AL BATTISTELLI and TONY PETKOVŠEK. Includes the historic visit of Pope John Paul II to Slovenia! Deluxe tour. ♦ SUMMER REUNION IN SLOVENIA ♦ June 18 - 26: The very best of Slovenia escorted by Dorothy Srnlck, wife of the late Bill Srnlck, Vadnal Band Drummer. Experience the traditions and trace your rootsl ♦ "STOP & GO STILNA" TOUR ♦ Sep. 17 - 28: Have a "Barrel" of Fun with Canada's Llpa Park Button Box Group as they travel through SLOVENIA, visiting their favorite Gostllnas and areas "Polka Style". And Coming this FoM— TONY KLEPEC - Sep 19-Oct. 3 Experience Slovenia & The Oktoberfest Celebration on this action-packed tourlll FRANKIE SPETICH - The Sounds & Sights of Slovenia Hollander World Travel 971 E. 185th St. ♦ Cleveland. OH 44119 snce (216) 692-1000 or 800-800-5981 Congratulations to the Man and Woman of the Year and All Honorees 1996 Father Kumse STAN MEZIC Insurance Agent Has the Lowest Homeowners Rates in Town 22021 Euclid Avenue 531-3223 AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH, AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH, 19% A12 Newburgh Busy Year (Continued from page 5) it was a necessity by law. This was very costly and could not have been done without the many events that are held throughout the year. From the Board of Directors, a very big THANK YOU to all of you who helped in any way, volunteering your services, attended the many events, and your support — a thousand thanks, for without you we could not be. To all the honorees and Federation Man and Woman of the Year — CONGRATULATIONS. Don’t forget your SLOVENIAN HOME IS YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME. VISIT US ONCE IN A WHILE. Na Svidenje. —Anna Mae Mannion Congratulations Father John M. Kumse “Holmes Ave. Slovenian Home Man of the Year” The Students and Staff St. Mary’s School 716 East 156 St. — Cleveland, OH 44110 451-1717 The Cleveland Coca-Cola Bottling Company 25000 Miles Road Bedford Hts., Ohio 44146 (216) 690-2653 Congratulations Fr. John Kumse! UScJtCi 'Jflt 'an FUNERAL HOME OInttl S?unt\at ^ailtUy In O&io 28890 Chardon Road Willoughby Hilli, Ohio 44094 944-8400 Dedicated to Excellence in Funeral Service Dignified and Reasonable Luncheon and Community Rooms Available Congratulations REVEREND JOHN M. KUMSE Collinwood Slovenian Home Man of the Year Collinwood Slovenian Home Board of Directors 1996 Evelyn Pi poly, President Joyce Segulin, Vice Pres, and Auditor Alba Plutt, Treasurer Jennie Tuma, Recording Secretary Frank Ferra, Financial Secretary Josephine Wutchiett, Correspondence Secretary Mary Podlogar, Auditor Michael Pipoly, Auditor Domenic Cekada, House Committee Casimer Kozinski, House Committee Carl Schultz, House Committee Chuck Chetinsky, Assistant House Committee Steffie Segulin, First Alternate James Krann, By-Laws Stan Erzen, Director Florence Urankar, First Alternate — Dinner Dance, May 4, 1996 — Honoring our Man of the Year ' Dinner Prepared by Julie Zalar $13.00 Per Person Ticket Information Call — 681-6649 To Rev. Father John Kumse My Favorite Servant of God CONGRATULATIONS For the Honor Bestowed To You As The “Man of the Year” — Patrons — (Continued from page 7) John Orazem Stan Erzen Joseph Smolič Joe & Betty Ferra Marion & Gloria Zrim Ernest & Mary Zrim Mike & Evelyn Pipoly Pete & Terry Knezevic Dorothy Zitko Lucille Romih John & Jane Poznik Harvey & Millie Senger Al & Marie Rotar Anne Novince Ruth Kolenc Joe & Frances Klemenčič Mary Perusek Mary Zgonc Frnk & Florence Urankar Rose Silva Bob & Mary Sterling Lucy Kolodosky Frank & Donnie Žnidar Mimi Koeberl Mall & Fran Kajfez Kozel Family Milan & Marie Dular Congratulations and Best Wishes to All Honorees —Stan Erzen Jennie M. Tuma In remembrance of the Svetina - Tuma Families Congratulations Fr. John Kumse Congratulations! Man of The Year Father John Kumse From TRIHORN GRAPHICS Desktop Publishing, Design Services, Printing, Business Cards, Stationery, Wedding Invitations and Social Announcements ♦ Excellent Selection at Great Prices ♦ Quick Turnaround Call Rebecca Tuma at (216) 255-4668 FROM Officers and Members Slovenian Independent Society Home 70 - 14th St. N.W. Barberton, OH President — Anthony Lukezic Vice-President — Patrick Murphy Secretary/Treasurer — Elaine Murphy Recording Secretary — Shirley Fister Trustees: Anthony Fister, Anthony Spadisher, Robert Okoliš Administrative Board Ernest Jonas Kevin Otanicar Edward Shega Arthur Doney George Knaus Named 1996 Man of the Year The Federation of Slovenian National Homes has bestowed upon George Knaus the high honor of The Slovene Man of the Year 1996. The thirty-sixth annual banquet will take place March 17, at which time the presentation of this important and most prestigious award among Slovene people worldwide will take place. George Knaus, two brothers and three sisters, are all first generation American-Slovenes, the offspring of their immigrant parents, Mary and Rudolph Knaus. Born in Cleveland’s inner city at 1392 East 47th Street, e spent his youth on Kewanee Avenue after his parents resettled there, attended Nottingham Schol, O. H. Perry chool, and then Collinwood *gh School. His birth into a . 0venian home launched a ■felong love affair with Slove-nian-style polka and waltz music for George. His family’s relocation close to the Euclid/Cleveland bor-er brought George closer to is Slovenian roots and peo-Pe. Many hours were spent dui"ing his youth at the Slove-man Society Home on Recher Venue. Accordion music ^ould ring up and down ewanee from the porch of 1 e Knaus homestead. in^his lifelong participation t| the Slovenian community timately led to his tireless 0rts to promote the preser-vation of his Slovenian background. George is a member of the °venian National Home nensioneers, Holmes Slove-lan Home Pensioneers, Club Ljubljana, Loyalites Lodge 158 of SNPJ, Friends of the Slovenian National Home, and a lifelong member of the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame. Also, he is a shareholder in the Slovenian Workmen’s Home, Slovenian Society Home and Holmes (Collinwood) Slovenian Home. His generosity is evident by yearly donations to the Slovenian singing societies Zarja, Glasbena Matica, SNPJ Circle 2, Jadran, Fantje na Vasi, United Slovenian Society Band and, in the past, Slovan and Dawn (now disbanded). George’s fraternal fidelity is apparent by his yearly donation of three hundred dollars to the annual Loyalites Lodge 158 picnic at the SNPJ Farm in Kirtland, Ohio. At the Club Ljubljana’s Christmas party, he provides the musical entertainment. Through his generosity, elegant rotating crystal balls adorn the ballrooms of two Slovenian social centers and the Croatian Lodge in the Cleveland area. These crystal balls grace what George loves most—a dance floor—which affords him and others the opportunity to do what they love best: dance the polka and waltz. George’s promotional activities are well known. His popular annual “Upstairs-Downstairs Dance” affairs have resulted in donations in excess of $10,000 to the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame. Proceeds from other fundraisers always have been directed to sources en- suring the perpetuity of polkas and waltzes, such as the Penn-Ohio Polka Pals and the ABC Club of the Youngstown/ Akron area. At the time of GEORGE KNAUS DAY on July 4, 1994, under the sponsorship of the Slovenian Workmen’s Home at the SNPJ Farm, George participated in this very successful fundraiser by providing the musical entertainment for the day. It was at this event that women lined up to dance with him in a continuous parade. “Sixty-two women danced with me,” Knaus recalls fondly. “I’d have danced with 62 more, but they ran out of women.” Talk about energy! Since 1973, George has sponsored a radio polka show. Particularly through this special interest, his-segment on the Bucar Polka Show on WELW, Sunday mornings at 11:15 a.m., George promotes the activities of Slovenian Homes, lodges, singing groups and the SNPJ Farm through public announcements. George recognizes musicians—both band leaders and side men—via the airwaves by having them as guests on his program. In many cases, these guest appearances aid in the promotion of new recordings and special social occasions relating to recognizing individual musicians. George has interviewed more than 140 such persons. Recognition of community leaders and leaders in the ethnic community is another feature of George’s radio program. Such personages include George Knaus Euclid Mayors Tony Sustarsic, David Lynch, and Paul Oyas-ki; Congressman Dennis Eck-art; Tony Petkovšek, Don Gorjup, Gene March and Norman Novak of the United Slovenian Society Band; the late Al Novince, the late Rudy Lokar, Steve Popovič, Walter Ostanek, Frankie Yankovic and Joey Miskulin, to name only a few. Among his many proclamations and acknowledgements are three coveted awards from the National Cleveland Polka-Style Hall of Fame in the Support and Promotion category, and the Penn-Ohio Polka Pals Appreciation Award for years of dedication to promotion and being a true friend of polka music and polka musicians. A memorable event held warmly in George’s memory is a tribute to him as “Patron of Polkas” and presented by the PNN and National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame in 1993, the first of its kind to an individual in the United States. Another gem amongst his memorabilia was the occasion of the “Good Times Ballroom Dance” held in George’s honor by the Slovenian National Home in 1991. George has always shown enthusiastic, heartfelt support of others for their efforts by lu =>uurves en" gram. Such personages include of dedication to promotion . Dorothy Gorjup Is Fed Woman of the Year ■ ' IIHHHHHHBIflIB _ Congratulations to ^ *= mother, years. Dorothy Gorjup Congratulations to you, Dorothy Gorjup, on being chosen Woman of the Year from the Federation of Slovenian National Homes of Cleveland, this for your many years of service and dedication. Your involvement in the Slovene community is evidence of your love and devotion to fraternal and cultural activities. Born and raised in Clymer, Pennsylvania (a coal miner’s daughter), Dorothy is one of ten children. She came to Cleveland in 1944 and settled in the Collinwood area — an ethnic area of the kind to which she was accustomed. She met Don Gorjup and they were married on February 18, 1950. They had five great children, the loves of their lives: Rick, Linda, Tom, Donna, and Jim. They now have nine grandchildren, with two more due in 1996. Dorothy worked for a short time after her marriage and then was content to become a homemaker when the children came along. Of course, she became involved with all the school activities, such as Cub Scouts, baseball, church festi- vals, den mother, babysitter, and she was always there to give a hand wherever she was needed. She worked close together with her family to strengthen ties. In 1954, when St. Robert’s church was built, she became a very active member there. She currently serves as president of the Ladies Giuld, a position she has held for the past 20 years. As the children grew up, her interests moved elsewhere into adult organizations. In 1968, she became an active member of Loyalites Lodge No. 158 of SNPJ, starting out as an auditor and later becoming lodge secretary in 1984. The lodge boasts a membership of 1,550 members, and a very active lodge it is to this day, hosting bowling tournaments, dinner dances, picnics, chicken & rib roasts, clambakes, all of which takes a great deal of time and effort. Dorothy is always there, either at the helm or as a cog in the wheel. Loyalites lodge recently celebrated its 85th anniversary with a dinner dance honoring its 50 year members for the past five years. Being a member of SNPJ Loyalites No. 158, she then became a representative to other affiliates of SNPJ. She joined the SNPJ Cleveland Athletic League in 1969 and has been the financial secretary since 1970, or more than 25 years. She cochairs the Doubles Bowling Tournament banquet in February, the Golf Open/Steak Dinner in May, the annual picnic at the SNPJ Farm in the summer months, and managed the Youth Bowling League every Saturday morning for 17 years. She also chairs kitchen detail for the Harvest Masquerade Ball in November. Dorothy is a member of the SNPJ Farm Board and Farm Ladies Auxiliary, currently serving as an auditor. You’ll find her in the kitchen at the SNPJ Farm on many Sundays of the season, cooking and serving. You 11 also find her helping with the maintenance at the weekday work parties during the week. She is currently in charge of (Continued on page 7) AMKRICAN HOMK AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH, 1996 Congratulations to All the Honorees! GLOBOKAR’S Service Air-Conditioning - Tune-up Brakes - Alignment Tires — Batteries 17600 Lake Shore Blvd. Cleveland, O. 44119 Phone: 531-0066 Congratulations to Dorothy Gorjup and Ken Kleinhenz MODERN CRUSADERS No. 45 AMLA Pres. — Jane Novak Vice-Pres. — Tony Sturm Fin.-Sec’y. — Millie Bradač Treas. — Frank Minello Rec. Sec’y. — Josephine Minello Auditors: Mildred Richards, •Frank O’Hara, Julie Sadar Federation Woman of the Year Congratulations Dorothy Gorjup Congratulations to all honorees 1 I Century Tire Service Firestone Home & Auto Supply 1 15300 Waterloo Rd. — Cleveland 44110 RON DOVGAN, Owner 531-3536 1 James A. Slapnik, Jr. Florist 650 E. 185 St. Cleveland 44119 531-7887 Bridal Bouquets Funeral Wreaths Cut Flowers Occasional Cards Parking in Rear of Bldg. Congratulations to our friend Dorothy Gorjup 1996 Federation Woman of the Year Ed & Marty Koren 1 Fred & Pat Nevar Congratulations Congratulations to 1996 Federation and Man / Woman of the Year! Best Wishes! FROM SNPJ Lodge 576 (Spartans) 1 Officers CLEVELAND, OHIO and COMING EVENTS FOR 1996 Members Annual Picnic on Sunday, July 21 P.S.W.A. at SNPJ Farm, Kirtland, Ohio Circle 7 Dinner-Dance on Saturday, Nov. 16 Slovenian Workmen’s Home, Cleveland Fraternal Congratulations to Loyalite Members Dorothy Gorjup-1996 Federation Woman of the Year George Knaus - 1996 Federation Man of the Year Joe Stavanja - 1996 Slovenian Society Home Man of the Year From the Officers and Members of S.N.P.J. Lodge 158 Loyalites 1996 Officers President...............................PAT NEVAR 1st Vice-President...................LINDA STROTH 2nd Vice-President....................JOE WOJTILA Auditors..............................DON GORJUP DOROTHY KAPEL JACKIE ULLE BETTY LAMACCHIA (Alt.) Publicity ....................CHRISTINE CONWAY Secretary............................DOROTHY GORJUP Treasurer...............................ESTHER PODBOY Recording Secretary............................MARION BOCIAN Sgt.-at-Arms.....................ETHEL YANCHAR Reporter............................. CHRIS HEINTZ Youth Coordinators..... KAREN O’DONNELL and CHRISTINE CONWAY Congratulations to Dorothy Gorjup, Ken Kleinhenz A SHORES cSlL Bait • Lottery • Beverage s and more \ -..:'- k 7700 Lake Shore Boulevard • 486-8220 V VIC Is. JUDY DAVE * A^tY zAdell TRENTOfr Congratulations Honorees! FROM Lodge 614 Strugglers See you at our Picnic June 2, SNPJ Farm Kirtland, Ohio Music by Tony Fortuna Orchestra Congratulations to Dorothy Gorjup -Federation Woman of the Year Ken Kleinhenz, SWU Man of the Year Slovenian Workmen’s Home 15335 Waterloo Rd. — 481-5378 — July 4th Picnic — AML A Farm, Leroy, O. J0th Anniversary — Saturday, Oct. 12, 19% Eileen’s Beauty Bar Eileen, Robin, Sue 1170 E. 174 St. & Grovewood Ave. Phone: 531-2316 Congratulations and Best Wishes Progressive Slovene Women of America, National Board Congratulations to All Honorees! P.S.W.A. — In Our 62nd Year of serving humanity at home and abroad Congratulations to Honorees Lodge 126 SNPJ AI Mar inch. Pres. Grace Marinch, V.-Pres. E. Sumrada, Sec’y.-Treas. Auditors: Ann Lukane Lud Lukane Janet Lerson Congratulations, Dorothy FROM Slovenian A.A. Club & The Phantom CONGRA TULA TIONS Dorothy Gorjup Federation Woman of the Year Kenneth Kleinhenz Sr. of the Year 1996 Slovenian Workmen's Home And To All Honorees FROM JADRAN SINGING SOCIETY Henry and Kristina Blatnik Marge Can do w Gil and Dolores Dobida Bertha Dovgan William and Mary Frank Mary Furlan Hon Gorjup John and Janet Grabnar Frank and Marija Grk Stanley Grk Mary Kaferle Henry Kapel Adolph and Josephine Kapla Edna Kleinhenz Sophie Matuch Fred and Pat Nevar Les and Cheryl Reade Reginald and Betty Resnik Betty Rotar Clarence Rupar Tony and Dorothy Silc Fred and Jean Skolaris Frank Smerke Josephine Tomsic Valerie Traska Florence F. Unetich Christine Verch Harold and Alma Volpe Tom and Angela Žabjek Vida Zak Jennie Zakrajšek ATTEND: Spring/Dinner/Dance/Program — Saturday, April 13, 1996 Fred Ziwich and the International Sound Machine Slovenian Workmen’s Home 15335 Waterloo Road Congratulations all honorees Harvest Masquerade Ball Committee Congratulations to Dorothy Gorjup - Fed. Woman of Year Ken Kleinhenz - Man of Year S.W.H. Ladies Auxiliary OF THE Slovenian Workmen’s Home 15335 Waterloo Rd. We serve Fish Fries every Fri. 481-5378 Kenneth Kleinhenz Sr. Congratulations to a Wonderful Husband, Dad and Grandpa From Your Loving Family Edna Ken Jr. and Kathy Tom and Reggie Flores John and Sandy Mary and Steve Vitanza Joe JMichael and Scott CONGRA TULA TIONS Dorothy Gorjup and Ken Kleinhenz Cleveland Federation of SNPJ Lodges Congratulations to all the Honorees! Lodge V Boj No. 53 SNPJ Cleveland, Ohio Progressive Slovene Women of America, Circle 1 Congratulates Member Dorothy Gorjup and All Other Honorees P.S.W.A. No. 1 Meets the First Thursday at 7:00 p.m. of Each Month at the S.W.H. Waterloo Rd. You Are Welcome to Join Us! IICAN HOMK. AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH, 1996 Conrad (Skip) Kaferle Is Maple Hts. Honoree Conrad (Skip) Kaferle, the son of Anton and Anna Kaferle, was born August 1, 1926 in Yukon, Pennsylvania. He was one of five sons. His brother, John, resides in Connecticut and his three other brothers, Joseph, Martin and Anthony, are deceased. His sister Pauline resides in Pittsburgh, Pa., while his other other sister, Steffanie, also is deceased. Skip attended school in Yukon. After graduation, he began his working career with Westinghouse Air Brake in Pennsylvania. In 1994 he answered the call of Uncle Sam and was inducted into the U.S. Navy. In a few short months he was with the Seabees and spent two years in Okinawa and Guam. In 1946, his life was highlighted when he met his bride-to-be, Lee Beck. They were married August 9, 1947 in the great state of Pennsylvania and started their love-filled life together. Skip and Lee were blessed with three children, Robert, now deceased, Bud, and a daughter, Sandy. During the late 1940’s, Skip held jobs with Duquesne Steel and Delmont Fuel. In 1955, however, Skip and Lee packed up their family and moved to Cleveland, Ohio. During his early years in Cleveland, he was employed by Sherwin Williams Paint and later by Standard Oil of Ohio. In 1957, the Kaferle’s moved into their home on the west side of Maple Heights, where he still resides. The year 1960 took Skip into business for himself, as he began operating a Standard Oil service station at the intersection of Granger and Dunham Roads. In 1967, Seaway Foods was Skip’s choice of employment. After 22 years as a maintenance mechanic, Skip retired. But his “retirement” was only the beginning of his doing for others. He became a perfect example of the adage: “If you want something done, give it to the busiest person.” Skip is truly the volunteer of volunteers. As the proud grandfather of two grandsons, Geoff and Timmy, and of three granddaughters, Kris, Katheryn and Katie, Skip has spent many years in helping other children. As Camp Cheerful Chairman from American Legion Post 309, he was responsible for the rebuilding of a cabin for the Achievement Center for crippled children. The end result was a retreat to be used by ten persons at a time for fun-filled activities. During the past 15 years, Skip has volunteered more than 800 hours at the Wade Park Veterans Hospital. In his own words: “It was the least I (Continued on page 6) Conrad Kaferle Waterloo Names Ken Kleinhenz Its Top Man FEDERATION OF SLOVENIAN NATIONAL HOMES I was born on a very warm day, January 13, 1932, at St. Ann’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, this according to my dad and mother, John W. and Katherine Kleinhenz. I have three brothers and one sister. Part of my childhood was spent in the neighborhood of East 37th and Payne Avenue. I went to St. Peter’s grade school until the fifth grade. We moved further east in 1943, to East 108th Street, off St. Clair Avenue. I started at St. Aloysius school and graduated in 1947. I went to Glenville High School, where I took various business courses. During high school, I worked part time at Wm. Taylor and Son Department Store. I continued to work there until I was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1952. After basic training, I was shipped overseas to Japan, where 1 went to school for six weeks to study communications. After I completed the course 1 went to Korea for 16 months. After serving my country for two years, 1 was discharged. I didn’t want to go back to my old job. There were two openings, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and at Continental Bank. I took the job at Continental Bank, as a clerk. Evenings I went to Fenn College, working on a BS degree. At the same time I was taking business courses with the American Institute of Banking. In 1957, I was appointed manager of the Cleveland Heights branch of Continental Bank. After a while, 1 was transferred to the East 9th and Superior Ave. branch. I continued with Continental Bank until 1969. After a few mergers, I concluded my career with National City Bank. 1 spent 32 years in banking and 25 of them in downtown Cleveland. I took an early retirement in 1987. Eighteen months later I took another job, working for Lake County Probate Court, with Judge Fred V. Skok. I worked there until 1993, when I retired again. I was retired for only one day, however, when I received a call from an attorney asking me to work part time for him. Presently, I am still working for him, doing his prdbate cases. I was married in 1961 to a wonderful woman, Edna Du-Chemin, from Cincinnati, Ohio. So 1996 will be our 35th wedding anniversary. We have five wonderful children, four sons and one daughter. They are: Kenneth W. Jr. (wife Kathy), Thomas R. ( , Reg- gie Flores), John M. (wife, Sandy), Mary Vitanza (husband Steve), and Joseph. We also have two grandsons, Michael and Scott Kleinhenz. I have been active in the Slovene community for the last 26 years, holding office with SNPJ Lodge 576 (Spartans), as secretary for 18 years, vice president for a few years, and as an auditor. As lodge secretary and as an insurance representative, I was instrumental in selling enough insurance in 1995 to bring the insurance in force to over one million dol- lars for the lodge. 1 was with the Cleveland Athletic League (CAL) SNPJ for 20 years, holding the office of vice president. For 20 years 1 was also the representative from Lodge 576 to the Cleveland Federation of SNPJ Lodges, serving as auditor. I also worked with many committees, among them for the National SNPJ Convention held in 1986, Cleveland and the National SNPJ Days. I was one of the founders of the SNPJ Debutante Ball, the first ball held at the Sheraton-Cleveland in 1971, We had nine young ladies and Frankie Yankovic led the orchestra. This group is still active and another debutante ball is planned for 1997. I have been on the board of the Slovenian Workmen’s Home on Waterloo Road for the last five years and have served as an auditor during this time. In 1993, with the help of Henry Kapel, we were able to acquire the property adjacent to the hall. Presently, 1 take care of the books on this property. In 1994, I was chairman of a picnic at the SNPJ farm honoring George Knaus. It was held July 4, 1994. We had a profit of more than $4,000 at this picnic and more than 800 people attended. This was the biggest crowd at the Farm that year. The $4,000 was used to reduce the two mortgage loans on the properly. 1 have been very active with our church, St. Mary Magdalene, in Willowick, Ohio. * worked at the bingo games as a caller, along with my wife> for thirteen years, this while our children were in school. 1 have been a member of the choir for 24 years, a server, and a teacher of CCD. Four years ago, I started a rummage sale at the church, which *s held the Saturday after Easter. We have been able to prof*1 more than $7,000 for the j church during this time. Besides all my activities, 1 have an active wedding invitation and accessories business, along with greeting cards, this for the last 30 years and caHeC* “Little Flower Wedding Line.” My wife Edna and I enjoy our family, love our Clevelan Indians, the theatre, and we re always ready to travel. I havC been doing crafts for about ten years and love seeing celebrj ties. 1 have seen many throng out the years: Marilyn M°n ^ roe, Frank Sinatra, Pri,1L"e ' Charles, Pope John Paul 1 • 5 John Wayne, President Georg t Bush, Kate Smith. The **s j goes on and on. t I am very happy to be P3^ of the Slovene community- j| has brought me a lot of Pef . sonal satisfaction in help‘d j people. It has also broug^ J some wonderful friends, ,,e relationships, and some grC times. Ken Kleinhenz (Continued from page 1) attending many community events in the Slovenian community, or by contributing financially to individual projects, such as the TV documentary on Frankie Yankovic. In a true ethnic tradition of hard work, George has been gainfully employed since a tender age, when he sold the old Cleveland News. He did odd jobs, such as picking fruit at White’s Fruit Farm, and worked for Addressograph-Multigraph for eleven years. Eventually, he settled in Euclid, Ohio, with his wife of 32 years. George looks back with joy on the days when he had an ice cream route in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, and was known as “Mr. George.” Even then George was generous. He backed a midget baseball league, buying bats, balls and jerseys for 144 chil- Kaf erle (Continued from page 5) could do for those who have done so much for others.” Skip has served as committee chairman for the Memorial °ay Association to refurbish the Veterans Memorial located on the grounds of the Maple Heights City Hall. It is obvious Skip has a great admiration for American Legion Post 309, in which he has eld many offices, including service as Post Commander tor six years. Skip s many efforts have not gone unnoticed. He has been honored as: * Fraternal Order of Police Association Man of the Year; * Grand Marshall for the aple Heights Memorial Day Parade; * Recognition for meritori-ous service by the Maple eights Slovenian Home Ath-‘etic Club; * Honored by the National aierican Legion for meritori- °us service; and Honored in January, 1996 y the American Legion Detriment Commander in Col-Serv'US’ ^‘°> f°r Outstanding VhuP *S a^so a member of Post 1863 in Solon, AM Vets Post 80 in Maple a !8^ts> 40/8 Voiture No. 11, of ^avy Seabees Veterans America Island X9. nia \ ^apk Heights Slove-(0 n National Home is proud “1U ame ^onrad Kaferle as its andan of the Year” for 1996 him fV'S*les to congratulate and °r his tmtiring efforts I^^H^tanding achievements. Congratulations Past Commander Skip Kaferle From The Family Post 309 of the American Legion 15521 Broadway Ave. Maple Heights, Ohio George Knaus dren. Once a year he took the children to a Cleveland Indians ball game and had a banquet for them. George’s efforts in this connection did not go unnoticed. He was honored as a Good Samaritan on the Welcome Traveler TV show. In 1956, he established his real estate business, known as George Knaus Real Estate, Inc., which has been at the same location on E. 185 St. since then. He has no intention of retiring because he feels “terrific.” He is a member of the Cleveland Area Board of Realtors, Northern Ohio Listing Service, National Association of Realtors, Association of Ohio Realtors, the F.O.P.A., WVIZ, the East 185th Street Business Association, and the Masons. A consummate lover of nature, especially birds, flowers and dogs, he contributes regularly to the protection of endangered wildlife as well as those animals used in medical experimentation. George is quite an ardent videographer and is seen at many affairs manning his camcorder and circulating among the guests. Another of his hobbies is raising clematis flower plants, which he gives away as gifts. His loves are many, but first and above all others is the love of his Slovenian heritage. He is overwhelmed by the honor being bestowed upon him by the Federation as Slovene Man of the Year 1996 and is deeply appreciative of the recognition. — Patrons — Don Krause Maple Heights Slovenian Home JoAnn & Kenneth Lampa Denise Meljac Mark & Sheri Meljac Terry Anzo Tom & Beth Meljac Dorothy Budi ml ic Tony & Rose Meljac Betty Burns Florence Mirtel Lou & Mitzi Champa Pat Mismas Jack & Carol Cox R.A.M. Deb Earls Charles & Sonia Mlakar Tony Erjavec Tony & Rita Papesh Herv & Alana Forcier Jean M. Rogel Joe & Jean Fortuna Peter & Louise Samardge Joe Habjan Al Stražar Andy & Marge Hočevar Frank & Frances St epic Charles & Frances Hočevar Jim & Arlene Stoltz Charles & Irene Hočevar Vincent & Cecelia Sustersic Dave Hočevar (Ozzie) John & Mary Taucher Frank & Clara Hrovat Frank & Emma Urbančič Lud Hrovat Eugene & Vida Vercek Tony Kaplan Frances Weiskopf John & Helen Krofi Peter & Kay Yuratovac In Loving Memory Wife — Lee Kaferle Son — Robert Kaferle Dad — Anthony Mom — Anna Brothers: Marty Joe Anthony Sister — Stephanie Congratulations SKIP And All Honorees Andy & Marge Hočevar We Telegraph Flowers Anywhere James A. Slapnik, Jr. 650 E. 185 St. Cleveland 44119 Bridal Bouquets Funeral Wreaths Cut Flowers Occasional Cards — 531-7887 — Congratulations Skip Kaferle & All Honorees Frank and Clara Hrovat A Better Break & Muffler Service 731-4444 23300 Lakeland Euclid, OH 44132 439-5772 650 Northfield Bedford, OH 44146 Monday thru Saturday 8-6 VINCE BOYCE Congratulations SKIP KAFERLE FROM Tim Laity 500 Broadway • Bedford, O. 44146 (216) 232-2000 HOME OF THE VAN MAN AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH, 1996 AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH, We specialize in TABLOID NEWSPAPER Printing! American Home Publishing Company, Inc. — (216) 431-0628 — Congratulations Skip Kaferle from Maple Heights Catering We Cater Cleveland's Best Weddings, Clambakes and Banquets! 17330 Broadway Avenue Maple Heights, Ohio 44137 Phone 663-7733 Chris’ Family Restaurant 84 Broadway Ave. Bedford 786-1007 Open Tues—Sun. 6:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Great Breakfasts and Homemade Lunch Specials Congratulations to Skip Kaferle and All Honorees Jayzac Co., Inc. PLASTIC MOLDING 12701 Plaza Dr., Parma, Ohio 44130 John Zach, President 216/267-8068 CONGRA TULA TIONS To All The Honorees FROM THE Maple Heights Button Box Stephanie Fryger John Zach Tony Papesh Frank Buvalich Walt Dutka John Holodnak Rudy Sedlacek Tony’s Inn Congratulations to All Honorees “A FRIENDLY PLACE TO VISIT’ 16000 Libby Road Maple Heights, Ohio 44137 Tony Planinšek - Owner — 662-9533 — IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANDREW, ANNA & ANDREW F. REZIN Best Wishes from the Meljac Family Tom - Betty Tony, Rose Sima Marine Sales 16501 Broadway Maple Heights 44137 216-663-7900 Tom Meljac Your Slovenian Boat Salesman Congratulatons to Skip Kaferle and All Honorees Mildred Lipnos Congratulations to Skip Kaferle and All Honorees Lou & Mitzie Champa In Memory of Jane Kaplan 17th Anniversary Anthony Kaplan Family Congratulations To All Honorees Cadillac Music Corp. 3950 Carnegie — 361-5800 — Congratulations All Honorees! Maple Heights Slovenian Home Board of Directors Skip Kaferle — President Frank Hrovat — Vice-President Tom Meljac — Secretary/Treasurer Clara Hrovat — Recording Secretary Andy Hočevar — Director Joseph Habjan — Director Tony Kaplan — Director JoAnn Lampa — Director Kenneth Lampa — Director Mildred Lipnos — Director Anthony Papesh — Director Rita Papesh — Director Anthony Planinšek — Director 5050 Stanley Ave — Maple Hts 44135 216 — 662-9731 Best Wishes FERFOLIA Funeral Homes 5386 Lee Road (near Broadway Ave.) Maple Heights, Ohio 663-4222 356 W. Aurora Road (Rt. 82) Near Boyden Road, Sagamore Hills, O. Phone: 467-4500 Ask Us About FORE THOUGHT® Funeral Planning Make it easier for those you love© Best Wishes to All — Newburgh/Maple Hts. PENSIONERS President — John Taucher Vice-President — Mimi Stibil Secretary/Treasurer — Richard Galla Recording Secretary — Clara Hrovat Auditors: Louis Champa, Tony Kaplan, Frank|Jrbancic GRILLS TAVERN 16941 Broadway Avaenue Maple Heights, Ohio 44137 662-9654 Rick Stoltz Bud Stoltz Jim Stoltz Dave “Ozzie” Hočevar Congratulations Honorees FROM Larry’s Garden Center 17388 Broadway Ave. Maple Heights, Ohio Mike Čolnar — 662-3884 — Dorothy Gorjup (Continued from page 1) the “Friends of the Farm” pass project, an ongoing fundraiser of the Farm. As of this year, the restroom addition is in full swing, with a promised completion date of Mother’s Day at the Farm, unless some federation woman of the YEAR -I baby sebusch BABY GORJUP JORDAN JIMMY, JR BRETT KEVIN MARSH & GABE HOLLT DONNA k RON RICK k BONNIE JIM S SUSAN TOM t KIM LINDA DOROTHI CONGRATULATIONS DOROTHY 46 TEARS Of TOGETtramreRs AND STILL GROWING Congratulations to Man and woman of the Year and All Honorees SNPJ Farm Board Be a Friend of the Farm Get in the Polka Mix in “96” May 12 — Mothers Day Dinner May 19 — Pancake & Sausage Breakfast May 26 — Chicken Brbeque 10946 Heath Road — Kirtland, Ohio • 943-1191 • 1-216-256-3423 unforeseen problems arise. Dorothy is a member of the SNPJ Cleveland Federation of Lodges, currently serving as an auditor. This finds her working at the yearly family day picnic at the SNPJ Farm, or any other activity involving the Federation. In the last 25 years as a member, she has served on committees for SNPJ Days, SNPJ conventions, banquets, and program & ad books! In 1990, she was elected to the National Board of SNPJ, serving as Region 5 Vice President. She was instrumental in enrolling many new members into the Society. As an SNPJ representative to the Ohio Fraternal Congress, Dorothy was elected to the Board of Trustees of that body in 1995. A member of Progressive Slovene Women of America Circle 1 for many years, Dorothy helps to make and bake poticas, sweetbread, and krofe at the Circle’s twice a year successful bake sales. In January, 1996, she was elected as Vice President of Circle 1. She was elected to the Board of Directors of the Slovenian Workman’s Home in 1995, helping with the raffles, dinners, and other projects for the good of that Hall. She was instrumental in starting the bimonthly dinners, which have proved to be quite successful. She was elected Vice President of the Board of Directors for 1996. Being a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Slovenian Workman’s Home, you’ll find Dorothy helping at any function when she is available, serving as a waitress at the Friday evening fish fries, or just being there when needed. She has been a Jadran Singing Society member for the past 25 years, rehearsing every Wednesday evening. The group entertains at the Slovene Home for the Aged twice a year, as well as other nursing homes in the area. Currently she serves as treasurer of Jadran, taking charge of the tickets and finances of the two yearly concerts. She is also on the social committee, helping with the parties and dinners Congratulations to ALL HONOR EES! “FOUR GENERATIONS OF THEZELE FAMILY” Zele Funeral Homes, Inc. LICENSED FUNERAL DIRECTORS: Richard J. Zele — Louis F. Zele Louis E. Zele — Sutton J. Girod 452 East 152nd Street — 481-3118 — CLEVELAND, OHIO —Family Owned and Operated since 1908 — In time of Need — We are here to help you. Congratulations Dorothy Gorjup Federation Woman of the Year AND Ken Kleinhenz Sr. Waterloo Slovenian Home Honoree For your many years of Dedication and Fraternalism to the B7 1 Congratulations Dorothy Gorjup Federation Woman of the Year Waterloo Balinca Club for the members. She has been on tour in Europe with Jadran five different times. (Continued on page 9) Slovenian J()|n Us • INDOOR BALINA • All Winter Congratulations to all Honor ees for 1996 SNPJ Lodge 147 Vodnikov Venec Our Picnic Date is SUNDAY, AUGUST 18th at the SNPJ Farm, Heath Road 01 °ur 16th Annual Art and Craft Show and Picnic — JOIN US! Workmen’s Home Patrons: Joe & Janet Plemel Al & Martha Meglich Frank & Leslie O’Hara Helen A. Joca Mitzie Yeray Mary Wolf Chick & Helen Sumrada Sumrada Bros. Band Mimi Struna John & Alice Cech Millie Bradač Amy Trenton David Trenton Kenneth W. & Edna J. Kleinhenz Eleanor Codec Celeste & Joe Frollo SNPJ CLEVELAND ATHLETIC LEAGUE Congratulations Dorothy Gorjup Federation Woman of the Year WATERLOO PEN SIONEERS CLUB Meetings 2nd Tuesday Each Month Waterloo Slovenian Home AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH. AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH, 1996 B8 Congratulations Sylvia Plymesser Woman of the Year Edward L. Mihevic Glenna Mihevic “Ozzie” Congratulations to Our Member Sylvia Plymesser For being selected HONOREE of the St. Clair Slovenian National Home From your co-members of the St. Clair Pensioners Club (Plan to attend our Annual Chicken & Roast Pork Dinner & Social, on SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 1996 SHELIGA , Inc. 6025 St. Clair Avenue Drug Joe Sheliga — Tim Bright Pharmacists Congratulations to SYLVIA PLYMESSER A Great Gal on St. Clair Avenue Emilee and Rikk Jenko Congratulations Sylvia, and All Other Honorees! ZAK Funeral Home 6016 St. Clair Ave. Over 100 Years of Dedicated Service Frank Zakrajšek 1863-1910 Frank Zakrajšek II 1893-1963 Anton Zak 1914-1970 ZenoZak 1943-1979 Zachary A. Zak Funeral Director 361-3112, 361-3113 St. Clair Congratulations and Best Wishes to Our Member and Friend Sylvia Plymesser Lodge St. Anne No. 4 A.M.L.A. We Telegraph Flowers Everywhere James A. Slapnik, Jr. 650 E. 185 St. Cleveland 44119 531-7887 Bridal Bouquets • Funeral Wreaths • Cut Flowers • Occasional Cards Congratulations, Sylvia Stane J. Kuhar Sales Manager St. Clair-E. 60 Office Society National Bank A KeyCorp Bank 5900 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44103 (216) 391-1540 (216) 391-0142 Fax Oakwood Picture Framing Co. Elegant Custom Framing 20 Years Experience Residential & Commercial Professional Installations Specializing in French Line Matting Restoration • Consultation Evenings by Appointment Visa & Master Card 6401 St. Clair Ave. 391-3420 Congratulations Sylvia from the S.N.D. Kitchen Crew You 're a Great Cook Congratulations & Best Wishes to our St. Clair Honoree Sylvia Plymesser Your dedication and support as Secretary of the “Friends” cannot be measured in words alone. We are proud of you! Friends of the Slovenian National Home, Inc. 6409 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44103 Dedicated to the preservation of our Cultural Landmark ******* (Plan to attend our “BRUNCH” to be held on SUNDA Y, MA Y 19th, 1996) The Glasbena Matica Chorus congratulates its longtime member and 1996 “Woman of the Year ” Sylvia Plymesser Best Wishes from all your chorus friends Fall Performance Nov. 2, 1996 Congratulations, SYLVIA! Nosan’s Slovenian Home Bakery, Inc. Specializing in Krofe, Potica, Flancate, Strudel 6413 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44103 361-1863 567 E. 200th St. Euclid, Ohio 44119 481-5670 Sylvia Plymesser Wins St. Clair Home Honors B9 Sylvia Plymesser was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on November 4, 1926, the daughter of Joseph and Antonia Mihevc. She is the sister of Ed-ward Mihevic (Florida) and the late Josephine “Pep” Haisman. Sylvia and her late husband, illiam, were married October 16, 1971. William Plymes-ser based away April 28, 1986. ^via has lived in the St. Clair area all her life and still resides I*1 lhe house in which she was er sister Josephine and rother-in-law Albin operated adman’s Tavern in High-I. »eights from 1950 until "Is death in 1988. Mrs. Flais-an continued to run the 1994™ Unt‘* $^e ret*rec* *n Sylvia’s brother, Edward •> was vice president of tempcraft Inc., on South ti|ai|f’na* *n Cleveland un-H the firm was sold in 1988. we Was a big game hunter and ent on varjou$ safarjs t0 w nca and India. His trophies t-re donated to Kent State b’versity in 1978. Sylvia attended St. Vitus c ool, Willson Junior High c °°1, and graduated from hast High School. She is and as been a life long member of • Vitus Church. Upon gradu- ation, she worked as a secretary for Great Northern Life Insurance Company from 1944 to 1956. She also worked at Lumbermen’s Mutual Insurance Company, and later was employed at Tempcraft Inc. Her mother encouraged her to attend Slovenian School and join a children’s Slovenian choral group. Mrs. Mary Ivan-usch was her Slovenian School teacher. Under her direction, Sylvia participated in numerous plays in which she starred in leading roles. She was also a member of the “Slavčki,” a children’s choral group with Mr. Louis Seme as director. She sang many solos and duets while a member of “Slavčki.” She also was involved with the Ivan Cankar Dramatic Society, and was in many stage productions. In 1966, Sylvia went with the Glasbena Matica chorus on its concert tour to Slovenia, then a part of Yugoslavia. She met many of her relatives while there and visited the birthplace of her mother and father. In October, 1994, Sylvia celebrated 50 years with Glasbena Matica and was presented with a beautiful oil painting at the annual fall concert of Glasbena Matica. She is still an active member and serves the chorus as its librarian. Sylvia has been on the Board of Directors of the St. Clair Slovenian National Home since 1992. She currently is secretary of the “Friends of the Slovenian National Home” and has held this position since 1987, when the “Friends” organization was formed. In the late 1980’s she was always glad to help the Ladies Auxiliary of the St. Clair Slovenian National Home with its weekly “Fish Fry” dinners, which were held in the Clubroom. Sylvia belongs to a variety of other organizations. Last November she celebrated 50 years of membership in St. Anne Lodge 4 of AMLA. She also is a member of Branch 25 of the Slovenian Women’s Union of America, which she previously served as vice president and secretary. In addition, she is a member of the St. Clair Pensioner’s Club, the St. Vitus Alumni, Glasbena Matica, and, as noted, the Friends of the Slovenian National Home. Her hobbies are swimming, dancing and singing. Congratulations to you, Sylvia Plymesser, from your family, relatives, and many, many friends! Sylvia Plymesser Dorothy Gorjup (Continued from page 7) Dorothy thoroughly enjoys every minute of all this. It isn’t all work if you like what you are doing. There are many enjoyable days, many friendships are formed, and there are many unforgettable memories to share. This is what binds people together. Belonging seems to have one common goal — volunteering for fraternalism and helping others in need. Dorothy also belongs to the Waterloo, Fairport, and Recher Hall Pensioners Clubs, and to the Federation of Pensioners Clubs. She is also an officer of the Waterloo Balina Club. Aside from all her activities and clubs, she still finds time to spend with her family and celebrate all the grandchildren’s birthdays. It seems that appointments have to be made far in advance Gust ask any one of her children!) for a family get-together, but close family ties are a top priority for her. At the top of her list is the maxim that the family that plays together, stays together. Last but not least, her love and side-kick of 46 years, husband Don, has been by her side all those years in all she has done and is doing. Without his inspiration, love and assistance, the journey would have been exhausting and the load heavy. She and Don work well together; after all, 46 years of togetherness is a long and lovely time. Dorothy still finds time to travel every chance she gets, golfing in the summer and bowling in the winter. Dancing is still on the agenda, but is slowing down a little. After all, 46 years of dancing with Don has taken its toll! Life is to be enjoyed and to be kept busy, that way no time is left to be bored. HAPPY EASTER! American Slovenian Community AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MA AMKRICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH, 1996 ( I BIO Congratulations to Sylvia Plymesser And All Honorees Board of Directors St. Clair Slovenian National Home Robert A. Hopkins Jean Križman Sylvia Plymesser Larry Hočevar Geraldine A. Hopkins June Price Jean Chohaney Patricia Ipavec Clarke Stanley J. Frank Charles F’. Ipavec John Leonard 6409-17 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44103 Phone (216) 361-5115 Donald Mausser Ann M. Opeka Sophia Opeka Mike Radenkov James Vokac Antonia A. Zagar Christine Ujcich Charles T. Ipavec Dale Lunder Jeff Zabukovec President Emeritus Edward F. Kenik Alternates John Vatovec Zachary Zak TIVOLI SLOVENIAN HERITAGE CENTER S” 6419 St.Clair Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44103 216-431-5296 “ASK FOR OUR FREE CATALOl in SNH; doors were open over 70 years; we bring Slovenian heritage and culture to your home. 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FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH ONLY; 20% OFF ON ALL MUSIC AND VIDEOS WITH THIS ADD With all our love, Your niece Alana Wallin Bob Brian Eric Slovenian Cultural Garden Needs You Slovenia Marks Fifth Anniversary As Independent Country This Year Recently, the Yugoslav Cultural Garden was rededicated as the “Slovenian Cultural Garden.” Efforts are underway to restore the garden and have it reflect the unique culture of the Slovenian people. The garden, located in Cleveland’s Rockefeller Park, *S an important opportunity ?r etimic communities to •splay their pride, their hlsl0ry. and their accomplishments. During warmer months, ummer walks and festivals are sponsored throughout the *Ir® Park- Already, other , hn,c communities have nded together to begin the restoration of this unique ational landmark. This past ecember, the Slovenian U tUra* Garden Association 35 ^°rmed in an effort to art the restoration of the Slovenian garden. j 's a lot of work to be ta,ne" J'me and neglect has Clc e.n 'ts toll. The most dif-W,U 1 Problem was caused by at appears to have been a leak in the garden’s fountain on the top level of the garden which caused a stone retaining wall to collapse. The garden’s plants have become overgrown and need trimming or should be replaced. The residue from winter will also leave its toll. Fundraising efforts are underway to repair the wall and the fountain, as well as to purchase plants. An initial dean-up is scheduled for March 22nd through the 24th. People will be needed to help tend the garden throughout the summer months, watering the plants and keeping the garden clean. The Slovenian community is looking for people to assist in bringing this garden to life. Any talents or resources you can offer will be invaluable. If you are able to help in this effort that will preserve the garden for future generations, please contact The Slovenian Cultural Garden Association at 15519 Holmes A ve., Cleveland, OH 44110 or call Mary Ann Vogel at (216) 383-9307. Five years ago this coming June 25, Slovenia declared its independence. Immediately thereafter the Yugoslav Army moved to seize control of Slovenia’s borders, carried out a series of attacks inside the new country, all with the aim of forcing Slovenia back into Yugoslavia. This pressure was resisted successfully by the Slovene nation, at home and abroad. Slovene Americans in the United States quickly organized support for Slovenia. Among the organizations that played an important role were the Slovenian National Homes. Meetings were held to gain support and then, after the fighting stopped, to secure United States recognition for the new Slovenia. The Slovenian National Home on St. Clair was the scene of a grand celebration in April, 1992, when that diplomatic recognition finally came. No one who was there that evening will forget it. Subsequently, various of the National Homes have been the scenes of receptions for and Family Heirlooms In Need Of Restoration? Old World Craftsmanship, Cutting Edge Technology Bring Works On Paper Back To Life Through Conservation Network meetings with representatives of Slovenia who have come to visit us. The most recent such event came last November, when Dr. Peter Vencelj, State Secretary in Slovenia’s Foreign Ministry for Slovenes Living Abroad, and Slovenia’s Ambassador to the United States Dr. Ernest Petrie, visited. A meeting took place at the Slovenian Society Home in Euclid, hosted by the Federation of Slovenian National Homes. These Homes, with their auditoriums, continue to host performances by cultural groups visiting from Slovenia. The next such event will take place the evet.ing of Friday, March 22, at the Slovenian Woikmen’s Home on Waterloo Road. There surely will be many more such occasions in the coming years. As Slovenia prepares to commemorate its fifth anniversary of independence and, later this year, hold its third democratic parliamentary election, Slovene Americans and the Slovenian National Homes they continue to support can be proud of the positive role they have played in assisting the country to which most of us trace at least a part of our ancestry. Dr. Rudolph M. Susel Polka Golf Benefits Sick Children On Monday, June 17, the SNPJ fraternal life insurance society will sponsor a golf tournament at the beautiful Deer Run Country Club in the North Hills of Pittsburgh. The entire proceeds from this event will be contributed to the SNPJ Ljubljana Pediatric Clinic Fund. The tournament will be open to both SNPJ members and non-members. There will be all kinds of music there all day. The golf format will be one that all will enjoy with many beautiful prizes and awards. Even if you have a bad day on the course, you are going to love the music and socializing. To receive more information call the SNPJ Home Office at 1-800-445-2693. Slovenian Concert The Ribniški Oktet from Slovenia will be in concert at the Slovenian Workmen’s Home, Waterloo Rd., Cleveland, on Friday, March 22. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission $8.00. This event is sponsored by the Slovenian Choruses of Cleveland (Circle 2 SNPJ Chorus, Fantje na Vasi, Glasbena Matica, Jadran, Korotan, and Zarja). UNAFS)—Imagi ?hnic dedicated to t “wounds” cause aging, bullet holes oi Plain dirt, and wher Patients have names il.PYYtVwr,__ J1 Tit -- .. _ . rier and Ives. 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This was welcome news to the owner whose Erie had immediately increased in value. Next, there’s the story of the Picasso ink drawing restoration. Once conservators removed the drawing from the cardboard mount, they found a second Picasso glued to the back. There are do’s and don’ts involved in caring and being responsible for works on paper whether your document, portrait or photograph is of sentimental value or part of a collection. To contact Kenyon Oppenheimer regarding restoration, the framer’s affiliation network, or to receive their free “Paper Conservation and Restoration” handbook, write Kenyon Oppenheimer Inc., 1357 N. Wells St., Chicago, IL 60610 or phone (312) 642-5300. You Don’t Have To Be Irish To Love Corned Beef And Cabbage (NAPS)—Traditionally an Irish favorite for Easter, Corned Beef and Cabbage has more recently been associated with St. Patrick’s Day. Perfect all-year-round, this dish is enhanced by the spunky flavor of mild green Tabasco® jalapeno sauce. Serve with Jalapeno Dumplings to make a meal as lively as an Irish jig! Corned Beef and Cabbage with Jalapeno Dumplings 1 4-pound corned beef brisket, rinsed and trimmed 2 tablespoons Tabasco® jalapeno sauce 1 small green cabbage, coarsely shredded Jalapeno Dumplings 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 large egg, beaten 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley 1 tablespoon butter qx margarine, melted 2 teaspoons Tabasco® jalapeno sauce Place corned beef in large pot and add enough cold water to cover it by 2-inches; add Tabasco jalapeno sauce. Over high heat, heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 2 hours, occasionally skimming the surface. During the last 10 minutes of cooking, add cabbage to the cooking liquid; return to a boil over high heat. Cover and simmer 10 minutes until cabbage is tender. Remove corned beef and cabbage to a serving platter; keep warm. Reserve liquid. In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. In small bowl, whisk egg, milk, parsley, melted butter and Tabasco jalapeno sauce. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients just until blended. Drop dumplings by tablespoonfuls into the reserved simmering liquid. Cover and simmer 10 minutes or until cooked in the center. With slotted spoon, transfer dumplings to platter with the corned beef and cabbage. Serves 6 to 8. Bll i AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH, 1996 B12 In Memory of Born Nov. 14,1895 k ■ ■ Died April 21,1990 Senator Frank J. Lausche The Directors of The Frances and Jane S. Lausche Foundation Congratulate All Honoreesl Joe Sta van j a Joe Stavanja Takes Top Euclid Honors Joseph Stavanja is this year’s Slovenian Society Home Man of the Year. Joe was the second child of Mildred and the late Joseph tavanja. His sister, Joanne Uttcks, currently resides in Gainesville Township. His Parents were hardworking Slo-Venians who made a home in the Waterloo neighborhood of Cleveland. Mildred still lives ln the area. Joe attended Memorial Elementary School and completed 's education at Collinwood igh School. After gradua-I'ott, he joined the U.S. Army. is tour of duty included being 9 Part of the Vietnam era. He Was trained and worked in the fecial forces unit called CID sj r'IT1inal Investigation Divi-n)- He did undercover work °r ihe government. Over the years, Joe worked k?1*1 at Euclid Provision eats and Saxon Meats as a Cat cutter- At Saxon’s, not a ^ did he cut meat, but he c So Earned the fine art of to h^8" ^*s leanef* anc* als° is employed j erkins Restaurant. yea r Was a monumental Vear ,°r Joe’ as this was the 18 father suddenly died at the age of 59 of a massive heart attack. This was also the year he married his sweetheart Sally. They currently reside in Euclid with their children: Jason (20), Joel (16), and daughter Jessica (12). Joe is very active in the Slovenian community. He has been on the board of directors at the Slovenian Society Home for the past eight years. He is also an active member of the Euclid Veterans Club and a member of SNPJ Loyalites Lodge No. 158. He also is a member of the Friends of the Slovenian Society Home. Joe has been responsible for helping coordinate many activities at the Home. These include steak roasts, wing night in the Clubroom, New Year’s Eve, and the Friday night music in the Recher Hall Club-room. His position as secretary for the Home demands that he spend many hours there. He also serves as Clubroom liaison. Between working his regular job at Perkins, catering many functions, and helping run the many varied activities at the Slovenian Society Home, Joe Stavanja is one very busy Slovenian. Hats off to OUR Slovenian Society Home Man of the Year! Slovenian Society Home Saga The continuing saga of events reflects the year 1995 at the Slovenian Society Home, which is located on Recher Avenue in Euclid, Ohio. They are a remembrance of the loyalty and faithful endeavors of the membership and its board of directors, who continue to strive to preserve this edifice of Slovenian heritage, now in its seventy-sixth year. In the first quarter of this year of 1995, the annual membership meeting took place on Sunday, February 12, starting at 2 p.m. Upon the conclusion of this meeting, the reelection of those directors whose terms had expired was reaffirmed with the return of two former board members, Max Kobal and William Kovach. The following were elected to their respective positions on the board for 1995: President, Max Kobal; Vice President, Rosemary Toth; Secretary, Joseph Stavanja; Treasurer, Esther Podboy; Recording Secretary, William Kovach; Audit Chairperson, Karen Alich; Auditors, Steffie Smolič and Joseph F. Petrie, Jr.; House Chairperson, Bob Cigoy; House Committee, Dorothy Lamm, Rudy Ur-banic; Membership Committee, Dorothy Lamm, Karen Alich, and Rosemary Toth. Also: Representatives to the Federation of Slovenian National Homes, Max Kobal, Joseph F. Petrie, Jr., Rosemary Toth, and alternates Esther Podboy, Joseph Stavanja, and Dorothy Lamm. Our Home has had and is the only Slovenian Home to carry on the tradition of a Shrove Tuesday celebration before the beginning of Lent. With the assistant of President Rosemary Toth and Vice President Dorothy Lamm of the Ladies Auxiliary and its members, along with the coordinating efforts of Clubroom liaisons William Kovach and Joseph Stavanja, a gala affair took place in the Home’s Clubroom. Freshly baked warm, crackling potica, fresh ham sandwiches with kraut and krofe, were served to approximately 150 club members. Congratulations to the Ladies Auxiliary, whose volunteer efforts help sustain this annual tradition before the beginning of the Lenten season. Our Clubroom is still managed by the board of directors since the retirement of our former manager, Elmer Nachti-gal. Since this decision was made back in 1993, the board has gained great strength and knowledge about the daily operation of the Clubroom and a more appreciative value and understanding of the employees who tend to the needs of our members. As was discussed thoroughly by the board at that time, cost savings have been realized. The Slovenian Society Home’s honoree for the 1995 Slovenian Man and Woman of the Year awards held at the St. Clair Slovenian National Home was Joe Petrich. He has been a great musical asset, who entertains at our weekly fish fry and other events at the Home. We purchased tickets to SNPJ Circle 2’s annual button box bash and fall concert. The group is in its 57th year of perpetuating Slovenian culture. It is under the direction of Cecilia Dolgan, a talented vocalist who has recorded a number of record albums and has entertained at numerous special events and concerts in the community. The board also purchased tickets to the Spring Frolic and fall concert presented by the Zarja Singing Society, which is in its seventy-ninth year. Zarja is preparing for its eightieth anniversary in the fall of 1996. Their many years of concerts and operas have enhanced the quality of Slovenian culture at the Slovenian Society Home and we are very proud that they are based at our Home. This year, 1995, we were chosen to host the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame’s special event honoring Walter Ostanek, who had won his third Grammy award. Over 600 perons filled every available spot to celebrate Walter’s achievement. Some 40 name musicians were featured in the live presentation along with state and local government officials. It was noted in a local newspaper how the event that evening was reminiscent of the good old times, when folks stood in line for food and refreshments and broke out spontaneously in Slovenian song. The board of directors is very appreciative and thanks the Foundation’s president, Fred Kuhar, and the Foundation trustees for helping Slovenians help Slovenians. It was very rewarding on both sides. The usual donations were made to the men’s and ladies’ annual golf outing sponsored by the Home for all Clubroom members. This event is a good will tournament and celebrates the fellowship and common bond among our members. There is always a waiting list of foursomes wanting to participate. We appreciate this annual event because it brings so many good people together, not only to play golf but those who carry through on all the details. All are truly cherished for their volunteer work. We held our traditional Easter Afternoon Brunch on Holy 2 Saturday. Joseph and Sally •_ Stavanja and their family | combined their efforts with those of William and Alma Kovach, and supported by Rosemary Toth, Esther Podboy, Dorothy Lamm and other board members, who stood vigil over the table, seeing to it that everything was tastefully served to our Club members. We thank them all for taking the time to cater to our members during this busy day of the season. Every year we host the Memorial Day tribute in cooperation with the Euclid Vets Club. This memorial tradition goes back many years and has grown in popularity over the past several. We were very honored to have Mayor Lynch join the ceremony, along with other city officials. Come rain or shine, to our knowledge it has never been cancelled because of weather. With the assistance of our Home’s secretary, Joseph Stavanja, board members and the Auxiliary, a brunch is served after the ceremony and concludes in time for everyone to attend the City of Euclid’s Memorial Day Parade. Many members of the Home attend, for it has become an event that officially marks this day of remembrance for all. Later in 1995, the Euclid Vets Club celebrated its fiftieth anniversary at our Home. It was a wel- (Continued on page 2) Stan F. Mezic Insurance Agent Has the Lowest Homeowners Rates in Town Congratulations to the Honorees for Slovenian Man and Woman of the Year. 22021 Euclid Avenue 531-3223 AMKKK AN IIOMh. KKDKKA I ION SKCTION, MA AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH, 1 s O' Saga Congratulations The Russell Flooring Co. 16126 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland, OH 44110 216—531-4542 Flooring Contractor For Slovenian Society Home Congratulations! Joseph Stav anj a & Geo Knaus Officers and Members Klub Ljubljana & S aUS9 % ED DELANEY "QUALITY MEAT & HOMEMADE SAUSAGE" 821 E. 222nd Street 261 -9006 Euclid, Ohio 44123 'QUALITY MEAT & HOMEMADE SAUSAGE" Stand C-2 at the West Side Market Pat Delaney 241 "1779 Congratulations! PERKINS RESTAURANT 22780 Shore Center Dr. Euclid, Ohio 44123 Best Wishes! DAUGHERTY CONSTRUCTION 528 East 200TH Street Euclid, Ohio 44119 216-481-5558 (Continued from page 1) coming of our dear friends who used the Home’s facilities decades ago. Another well-organized balina tournament was held by Friends of the Slovenian Society Home, Inc., this time in September, in the faithful tradition of the “Klub Društev.” Under the leadership of Robert Brewer and his staff, a great time was had by all participants. The Friends of SSH, Inc., made contact with all of our social and regular members of the Home. These number close to two thousand. Our thanks go to Marty Koren, Pat Nevar, Esther Podboy, Jackie Ulle, Ruth Korelec, and Joe Petrie. Their combined efforts furthered the assets of the Friends and especially the Home. The Ladies Auxiliary Monday night dinners, held every second Monday of the month in our Clubroom, continue to enhance the clubroom receipts, with their culinary specialties enjoyed by everyone. If you don’t feel like cooking one Monday and it happens to be the second Monday of the month, come down for a delicious homecooked meal at a reasonable price. It is worth the trip. We were very honored to host a breatfast meeting sponsored by the Federation of Slovenian National Homes. It was in honor of Dr. Peter Vencelj, State Secretary for Slovenes Living Abroad of Slovenia’s Foreign Ministry, who was on a visit to the Cleveland area along with Slovenia’s Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Ernest Petrie. Dr. Vencelj wanted to meet with various Slovene American organizations and individuals in order to have a better understanding of our community. The occasion was catered by the Ladies Auxiliary and the cooperation of the board. We are pleased to have been chosen. With the help of the board and its secretary, Joseph Stavanja, and his wife Sally, another beautiful table was set for the traditional Christmas Eve Afternoon Buffet. This was arranged for all our Club- (Continued on page 8) CONGRA TULA TIONS to JOSEPH STA VANJA And All Honorees SMOLIČ Machine Company 37127 Ben Hur Road, Willoughby, OH 44094 Congratulations and Best Wishes from ŠKUFCA TROPHIES, INC. 216-481 -1700 FAX 216-481 -1701 Free Delivery - Large Orders Trophies, Awards, Plaques “All Categories” 762 East 185th St. Cleveland, Ohio 44119 Win Škufca Congratulations Honorees! Especially S.N.P.J. No. 158 Loyalite Members Dorothy Gorjup George Knaus Joe Stavanja NEVAR SALES, INC. 216/481-1203 Fred and Pat Nevar Congratulations to our Member Joseph Stavanja Euclid Veterans Club Congratulations to our “Dad” Joe Stanja Love, Jessica & Joel Congratulations to our Slovenian Society Home Honoree JOESTAVANJA Officers and Members Progressive Slovene Women of America Circle 3 — Euclid, Ohio Congratulations Honorees SNPJ No. 566 Comrades Officers and Members Congratulations! S.N.P.J. Lodge No. 604 UTOPIANS Barb Grzincic — President Helen Sumrada — Vice-President Gerri Trebats — Recording Secretary Gerri Trebets — Financial Secretary Frances Ulle — Treasurer Ed Lipovec, Andy Kronik, and Ed Koren — Auditors CHARLES J. SIMS SIMS BROS. BUICK, INC. 21601 Euclid Avenue Euclid, Ohio 44117 481-8800 SIMS CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH, INC 20941 Euclid Avenue Euclid, Ohio 44117 692-3900 Congratulations to All Honorees Charles Wajahn Lake Shore Insurance Agency, Inc. Midwest Bank Building 333 Babbitt Road Cleveland, Ohio 44123 Phone: 289-3939 Congratulations to All Honorees! ZELE Funeral Homes Inc. Licensed Funeral Directors 452 East 152nd Street 481-3118 Congratulations to Joe Stavanja FROM m '" ^NTERTAIMMENj ServiceS PROFESSIONAL DISC JOCKEYS 216-944*6373 Congratulations Honorees Rose Mary & John Toth Congratulations George Knaus Louise Jagodnik and Family Congratulations Jim & Vicky Kozel Our Warmest Wishes Joseph Stavanja, George Knaus, and Dorothy Gorjup Trustees of the Friends of the Slovenian Society Home, Inc. Congratulations “We Telegraph Flowers Anywhere!” James A. Slapnik, Jr. 650 E. 185 St. Cleveland, OH 44119 531-7887 Congratulations Dorothy, George and Joe Ed and Marty Koren Best Wishes A.F.U. Lodge No. 132 Napredek Officers & Members Euclid, Ohio Slovenian Society Home ‘May You Always Stand Proud’ Best Wishes to All Honorees CONGRATULATIONS Joe Stavanja J. Esther Podboy — Treasurer SSH — Best Wishes / Ronald Zele Co., LPA Attorney at Law Brush Building 26111 Brush Ave., Euclid, OH 44132 216-289-9500 — Fax: 216-289-6416 In Loving Memory Of Our Parents Mary Frances Petrie and Joseph Louis Petrie Jo-Ann Marie, daughter Joseph Frank, son Congratulations to All Honorees! IRT Tilie 'PCtuftfatty, & RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL 21100 Lake Land Blvd. Euclid, Ohio 44119 (216) 731-6913 K AN HOME. FEDERATION SECTION, MA AMERICAN HOMK, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH, 19% Slovenian Society Home Board of Directors 1996 President — Max Kobal Vice President — William Kovach Secretary — Joseph Stavanja Treasurer — Esther Podboy Recording Secretary — Dorothy Kapel Clubroom Liaison — Joseph Stavanja Auditors — Karen Alich, Chair. Albert Pestotnik, Steffie Smolič House Committee — Robert Cigoy, Chair Rudy Urbanick, Dorothy Lamm Broadcast Studio WELW- 1330 AM WCPN-90.3FM Daily 3:15/5*. 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Petrie, Jr. — Second Vice President — Federation of Slovenian National Homes Congratulations and our Best Wishes to Joseph Stavanja Euclid Squeeze Boxers Club BEST WISHES JOSEPH ST A VANJA Euclid Chromatic Club Slovenian Pensioners Club of Euclid Congratulations ALL HONOREES of the FED ERA TION OF AMERICAN SLOVENIAN PENSIONERS CLUBS GEORGE KNAUS DOROTHY GORJUP JOSEPH STAVANJA President: Dorothy Lamm Vice-Pres.: Albert Sintič Rec. Sec.: Marion Bocian Treasurer: Ruth Korelec Fin. Secy.: Eleanor Pavey Audit. Chair.: Frank Sadar My Best Wishes to the Honored Congratulations and Best Wishes Officers and Members Slovenian Womens Union Branch No.14 Martha Koren Addle Humphreys Diane Varney Vera Bajec President Vice President Recording Secretary Secretary ZT reasurer CONGRATULATIONS ! We're As Near As Your Phone" 486 • 4343 or FLO WERS r Ben DiGiovanni big bouquet FLORIST V 480 East 200 Street • Euclid, Ohio 44119 Congratulations • Joseph Stavanja • Harry Brule Prijate! & Koss ‘I pledge alligence to the flag of the United States (ft America and to the tiepubolic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.” W&P'* Certified Public Accountants 34950 Chardon Road, Suite 100 Willoughby Hills, Ohio 44094 216-946-2727 Congratulations To My Dear Husband Bill Brletic 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man of the Year Lots of Love Dorothy Congratulations To All The Honorees Congratulations Bill Brletic 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man of the Year Sue, Dale, Dessa Beth, Butch Lorain Slovenian Club Congratulations Bill Brletic Lorain Slovenian Club Man of the Year Sisters & Brother-in-Law Mitch & Bertha Milovich Mildred Brletic Lorain Congratulations Bill Brletic An Honor Well Deserved The Gradišek Family Lorain Congratulations and Best Wishes Bill Brletic 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man of the Year Mike, Alice, Michael and Dale Rutar Lorain Congratulations Vnele Bill Brletic Lorain Slovenian Club Man of the Year Congratulations Bill Brletic 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man of the Year Women’s Auxiliary Lorain Slovenian Home ®°b & Kathy Potts Congratulations Bill Brletic LORAIN 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man Of The Year7 ■:ifU 1' Congratulations Bill Brletic Katie and Tony Zalar Lorain Frank Renusi Lorain m Congratulations and Best Wishes Bill Brletic 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man of the Year James and Audrey Yurman Congratulations Bill Brletic 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man of the Year Board of Directors Lorain Slovenian Club Steve Docs, President Dorothy Brletic, Vice President Linda Sekular, Financial Secretary Helen Urbas, Recording Secretary Steve Docs, Auditor Stanley Mramor, House Frank Renusi, Entertainment John Schrenk — Angela Solack Lori Docs — Ruth Shook — Kathy Janosik Congratulatons «>? BILL BRLETIC 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man of the Year Louis and Eleanor Kamnikar Lorain AMERICAN HOMK, MODERATION SECTION, MARCH, AMERICAN HOMK, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH. Lorain Tabs Bill Brie tic If you want someone who knows how to operate as president of a board of directors, Bill Brief is your man. Bill bt ne a member of the board ( directors of the Lorain wenian Home in March, ), serving as treasurer unt 'anuary, 1992. In Februar ’ that year he was elected p ident and served in that capav ty until he resigned in August, 1995. He has been serving as an unpaid consultant to the board ever since. Bill brought to the board information that was never made available before, such as compilations of figures on labor cost per fish dinner, comparisons of daily sales and income from the bar. He also negotiated a better lease with our tenant. In addition, Bill was responsible for the installation of a new air conditioning and heating system, glass block windows, and for many other improvements in our rental space. A new security system was installed for the club-room, the parking lot was resealed and restriped. And more could be listed. Bill is of Croatian descent, but he is an ardent supporter and activist for the Lorain Home. He has established very good rapport with our tenant. Congratulations BILL BRLETIC 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man of the Year Joseph Škapin Lorain Congratulations BILL BRLETIC 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man of the Year Joan Rogers Congratulations BILL BRLETIC 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man of the Year Staff of the Senior Achievement Center ______ Lorain_____________ ČESTITKE Best Wishes Bill Brletic Wells and Kathleen Gray Lorain Congratulations and Best Wishes BILL BRLETIC Lorain Slovenian Man of the Year Margie and Joe Yuricich __________Lorain Congratulations BILL BRLETIC 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man of the Year Joyce and Ernie Dugovich Lorain the bar manager, fish fry supervisor, the board, the stockholders and our social members. He chose to become involved in the Lorain Home because of his wife Dorothy’s involvement and because some of his close personal friends also were active. Dorothy was the Lorain Woman of the Year in 1983, and the Federation Woman of the Year in 1995. Bill was born June 20, 1923, in Lorain, the youngest of seven children. He graduated from Lorain High School and (Continued on page 7) Lorain Slovenian Home — Patrons — Joan and Mary Rahotina Rose DeLeonardis Frances Yurman Ruth Shook Agnes and Joe Serazin Kathy and Louise Janosik Jennie Brove Margie and Jerry Brove Angela Solack John Schrenk Mary and George Ferlič Jack Tomazic Joyce and Ernie Dugovich Congratulations and Best Wishes Bill Brletic 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man of the Year Lee and Ray Pavlovčič Fran and Fritz Pavlovčič Lorain Congratulations ALL THE HONOREES Helen Urbas Lorain Congratulations Bill Brletic 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man of the Year Helen Urbas Lorain Best Wishes BILL BRLETIC 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man of the Year Fish Fry Crew Lorain Slovenian Club Congratulations and Best Wishes Bill Brletic 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man Of The Year ar ar to ne H ye hi: bo Stanley and Marie Mramor and Family Congratulations and I Best Wishes to 1996 Lorain Slovenian Man of the Year Bill Brletic A Well Deserved HoriOr Linda and Helen Sekular LORAIN S. S.--5 Ray Hosta Is 1996 Best at W. Park Raymond J. Hosta was born September 11, 1928. He was the son of Anthony and Mary Hosta, who had immigrated from Ljubljana, Slovenia. Raymond is the youngest of 11 children. His brothers are Tony, Frank, Joh, Martin, Louis and Albert. He has two sisters, Mary and Irene. Raymond attended Annunciation Elementary School for years and then to John Marshall High School, from which he graduated in 1946. In his youth he was in the Boy Scouts and played baseball. Upon leaving high school, e joined the U.S. Navy for °ur years and served in the antic. In 1949, when he was •scharged, he went to work in construction, first as a laborer then as an iron worker, ter twenty years, he went to ork for Morrison Ink Co., ere he was employed for 13 ^ars in the shipping and rein'1994 department< He retired g Raymond is a member of cared Heart of Jesus Lodge m ^ l^e KSKJ. He also is a q ^ er of the West Park Vets b U ’ which he serves as a 0ard member. He also is a Vpem er °f the West Park Slo-Ven>an Home. Ray Hosta Lorain Comes Through 1995 in Good Shape We have come through another year in good shape. Our membership remains much the same—at about 400. Most of them attend our af- Bill Brletic Continued from page 6) cr took several college night uurses. St!ie.began working at US Part m 194 L *n *ts order de-pro.ment> which evolved into diff UCt'0n Planning. He held an(jCrent supervisory positions analyst as a Production t0r 0, ‘ He also served as edi- tieWs tae Lorain Labor Leader He Paper in the late 1940’s. year,Cbred in 1983 after 43 B^of service. his ,jWas active in sports in bowij a^~~y°uth activities, 8- basketball, softball and golf. He was a member of the Oberlin Golf Club for several years. Now, however, he is interested in sports as a spectator. Our honoree is a member of St. Vitus Church in Lorain and has been a member of the Croatian Fraternal Union’s Lodge 156 for over 50 years. Bill has been outstanding as treasurer and then president of the Lorain Slovenian Home and now as a consultant to the board. He is very knowledgeable in several areas. We are very fortunate to have him. Congratulations to Fr. Kumse Dorothy Gorjup George Knaus Ken Kleinhenz And All Honorees FROM Councilman Mike Polenšek and Family fairs, although we also have a lot of attendance from the general public. This is particularly true of our Friday fish fries. These slow down during the summer months and then pick up again after Labor Day. When Lent begins, we are swamped with people who come from all over Lorain and the surrounding cities. Our clientele tells us we have the best fish in town! We have a varied menu. It includes Lake Erie perch, walleye, shrimp, shrimp basket, pork schnitzel, chicken nuggets, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and cabbage and noodles. We serve from 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and average about 400 dinners. Board members and volunteers serve as cashiers, hosts and hostesses. Joan Rogers, our Fish Fry supervisor, does a fine job. Our club manager, Sue Kos-co, sponsors various events. These include rib, steak, and spaghetti dinners, a Halloween party, Super Bowl party, and she has also brought dart teams and a machine bowling league to the club. She too does an excellent job. The Board sponsored ten jam sessions, seven steak dinner dances, including one with a barnyard, a Christmas dinner dance, a 175 Club dinner dance, and our annual picnic. Our Women’s Auxiliary bakes and sells apple and cheese strudels as fundraisers. The Auxiliary purchases equipment for the kitchen and donates toward repairs, etc. The Board spent a- lot of money making repairs as a result of the lightning damage to our building. Fortunately, most of it was covered by the insurance. (Continued on page 8) The Prides of West Park Slovene Home As early as 1919, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Hosta were settled in West Park, on Carrington Avenue. At that time there were a few (15 to 20) families in the the area. The Hostas were always involved in the church, school and Slovene interests, this as the family grew rapidly. In those early years (1912 to 1915), the nearest church was distantly situated on Brook-park Rd. at approximately W. 150th Street. The community of W. 130th, in the heart of the railroad belt line, had not yet developed or grown sufficiently in numbers of households to support a Catholic palish. The Catholics attended St. Mary’s parish services and school by walking the railroad tracks or taking the horse-drawn vehicle via W. 130th-Brookpark. Later, a temporary covered platform was erected and a priest was sent to oversee Sunday services, to give the Mass, and to organize catechism classes for the children. Rev. Hyland was the first pastor in the temporary church. The elder qualified young women, as Josephine Vehar and Angela Natola, taught religion to the first communion class of 300 children in the temporary church one summer. Bishop Schrembs officiated at the confirmation to this group. During this period, the future parishioners were being solicited to pledge for the new Annunciation church at W. 130th St. and Bennington Ave. Anton Hosta was a charter member of the West Park Slovenian Home and gentleman sponsor to the KSKJ lodge installation ceremony and flag blessing. Mrs. Hosta was an active participant and chartr member of the Slovenian Women’s Union from its inception, and served on committees for Home celebrations, concerts and fundraisers. She also made the most delectable roast beef for sandwich sales, something that many still remember. In those days the new Annunciation parish was on the drawing board and destined to become a reality in 1924. The women members of the congregation were furiously baking and cooking for the fundraising events and then the dedication ceremonies. There were also festivals, amusement rides, bazaars. And, of course, normal life also went on, as there were births, marriages, and burials. The Jugoslovanski Delavski Narodni Dom (as the West Park Hall was formally titled) was a small frame structure planned and built by the small Slovene community, whose desire was a central social meeting place. After perhaps two or three years of planning and deliberation, the men gathered lumber to build on the land purchased at W. 130th St. and McGowan Ave. There were men of brawn and there were also carpenters, planners, bookkeepers. Mr. H >sta was janitor of the Home for some years. His eldest son, Tony, became a participant in Mrs. Brodnik’s drama and comedy plays and he eventually became an officer of a lodge. There were eleven siblings. Mary and Anne, like their mother, attended SWU meetings and were generous in their contributions and dedicated to their church, a characteristic of the entire family. Of all the many large families of the 1920’s and 1930’s the Hostas never accepted a government handout. They survived the Depression through their own inventiveness and ingenuity, and because of their garden. There were chickens, simple grains for bread and homemade sauerkraut, Mrs. Hosta’s specialty. The Hostas are a fine example of stability, integrity and faith. Ray, our honoree, is a valued friend of our West Park Home, the church, the Vets Club, and the community. We salute him in the name of his parents, family and all the friends of the West Park Slovenian Home! Best of Luck to Our Honoree Ray Hosta West Park Slovenian Home and all the other Honorees from The Ladies Auxiliary of West Park Slovenian Home President Joan Cifranic Best Wishes to RAY HOSTA and All Honorees as Man of the Year 1996 — from Lodge 26, Lodge 48, Lodge 35 X AMERICAN HOME. FEDERATION SECTION. MAR AMERICAN HOME, FEDERATION SECTION, MARCH. $ 2; Best Wishes to Raymond Hosta and All Honorees Man of the Year 1996 FROM Sacred Heart of Jesus Lodge 172 KSKJ Congratulations to All Honorees FROM William Isaac Insurance Agency 6505 Rockside Road Suite 300 Independence, Ohio 44135 Congratulations to All Honorees and Ray Hosta West Park Slovenian Home FROM R.A.V. Financial Services, Inc. Robert Valenti, C.F.P., Pres. Two Summit Park Drive, Suite 540 Independence, Ohio 44131 Lorain (Continued from page 7) Our president, Bill Brletic, and our Lorain Slovenian of the Year, resigned last August, but has served as an unpaid consultant to the board ever since. Steve Docs took over the presidency in August, 1995, and has done very well. We thank Dorothy Gorjup, George Knaus, Bill Brletic and all the honorees for their dedication to preserving our Slovenian culture, heritage, and our Slovenian Homes. The 1995-96 Board of Directors: Bill Brletic served until last August; Steve Docs was vice president and then became president to succeed Bill; Linda Sekular is financial secretary and treasurer; Helen Urbas is recording secretary; Steve Docs is chief auditor; Stanley Mramor is chairman of the House Committee; Frank Renusi is chairman of | the Entertainment Committee; other board members are I Dorothy Brletic, Angela Solack, Ruth Shook, Kathy] Janosik, John Schrenk, and | Lori Docs. Saga Congratulations to Ray Hosta and All Honorees West Park Slovenian Home Norm’s Barber Shop 4605 W. 130 St. Cleveland, Ohio Congratulations Ray Hosta and All Honorees from Joe and Ruth Lach Best Wishes Ray Hosta and All Honorees — for 1996 FROM (Continued from page 2) room members as a treat and display of good will for the festive Christmas season. 1995 concluded with our gala annual New Year’s Eve party, which was attended by 380 guests. They enjoyed the arrangements by the board of directors. These included a delicious family-style dinner by Joseph Stavanja and served by the excellent staff. We again had the pleasure of Bob Kravos and his orchestra to dance in the New Year of 1996. We close with a pause to remember those who are no longer with us. We pray their reward is eternal happiness and peace, especially for Mary F. Petrie, our former Hall Manager, who served the Slovenian Society Home for twenty-five years. Maryann Paicic, D.D.S 4682 W. 130 St. Cleveland, Ohio 44135 ' Congratulations to All Honorees and Ray Hosta OF West Park Slovenian Home FROM Food Center 6405 Fleet Avenue Cleveland, Ohio John and Linda Turk SNPJ Circle 77 Mladi Slovenci West Park, Cleveland, Ohio Best Wishes and Good Luck To All! Marie Pivik, Director Alfred W. Žitnik, Assistant Director Congratulations to All Honorees and Ray Hosta FROM West Park Button Box Club 1st Time Around Cassette $7-0® Albina Capek 888-1454 6907 Ridgewood Ave. Parma, Ohio 44129